GRAND RAPIDS, MI – John Ball Zoo is looking to build and populate an at least $20 million giraffe habitat with accompanying animals from Africa with the help of federal stimulus dollars administered ...

There’s nothing tiny about a baby giraffe. Standing about six feet tall and weighing around 150 pounds at birth, a newborn ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognizable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements ...

Houston Zoo has begun multi-year upgrades to its Africa habitats, adding new features for animals and guests through 2027.

Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

This popular zoo animal is about to join the endangered species list. Giraffe populations in the wild savannas of Africa have experienced a dramatic decline, and it has become so severe that the U.S.

The Houston Zoo is starting the year by jumping into new projects that are designed to enhance animal well-being and elevate ...

Many people dream of heading to Africa to go on safari and see wild animals up in their natural habitats. I know it's on my bucket list! But sometimes people forget that these animals are wild animals ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new ...

Alright, let’s talk about the okapi, the straight-up dopest creature you’ll find lurking in the African rainforest. This animal’s like Mother Nature got bored and decided to mix a zebra with a giraffe ...

Mahali or “Mo,” as she was known by her keepers at the Kansas City Zoo who loved her, stood in grand stature, towering in the blue sky over the “African Plains,” earning at 15 feet tall the title as ...

A mother Rothschild's giraffe tending to her baby. Source: Zoe Muller, used with permission. “Giraffes are such oddball animals. If somebody told you they existed and you didn’t know about them, you ...