Giraffes have a 15-month gestation period, and can live as long as 30 years in captivity. Babies stand up within an hour or two after being born.

The Oakland Zoo and its staff are excited about the latest bundle of joy to join them, a giraffe named Nuru, and they're hoping visitors will be as well after meeting him. From the moment Amy ...

Henry joins the Land Park herd after traveling from the Virginia Zoo in April. He is the zoo’s tallest giraffe at 19 feet tall.

Spread the loveKinda embarked on a new adventure last week when she left the Brookfield Zoo Chicago to be a featured young ...

At the time, he was the second-oldest male reticulated giraffe in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums facilities in the country, at 22 years old, the zoo said. According to the zoo, Mahali ...

its giraffes are encouraged to breed to help preserve the endangered species as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Giraffe Species Survival Program. The indoor habitat of BB and her ...