They are the tallest animals trotting on Earth, their long necks and iconic brown spots populating cartoons, children’s books and toy shelves. But in the savannas of Africa, giraffe populations ...

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A bundle of joy and boundless energy has arrived at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo as zookeepers welcomed a baby giraffe. On Nov. 3, a male giraffe calf was born to second-time mom Allie and third ...

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The zoo is currently hampered by the existing giraffe habitat. The behind-the-scenes barn and existing layout "severely limits" the number of days the animals can be viewed by guests, since it's ...

But these tallest of all land mammals are in the midst of a silent extinction. Africa's giraffe population has dropped by almost 40 percent in the past 30 years, dwindling to just more than 97,000 ...