Giraffes usually stay upright while sleeping, and if they do settle into a vulnerable position on the ground, it’s just for a quick six-minute nap. 7. Their “horns” are technically not horns. Both ...

The Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy, which oversees wildlife in the area, said the tracking device was attached to one of the giraffe's horns on 8 November. In a statement released on ...

The giraffe has an incredibly long neck and legs, high shoulders and a sloping back. The tapering head has 2-5 short horns. A giraffe's horns are covered with skin and are biggest on the males. They ...

Giraffes are so unusual that scientists struggled to categorise them. The tufts which protrude from their heads led people to believe they were in the same family as deer. These horn-like ...