A classic example of natural selection at work is the origin of giraffes’ long necks. The ancestors of modern giraffes were animals similar to deer or antelope, with necks of ordinary length.

Namibia is a top safari destination partly due to its dramatic landscapes. With a new safari, travelers can explore three of ...

Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

limiting giraffe-related trade would help protect the species globally. The move follows years of advocacy. In 2017, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council ...

Jose Fragozo’s image The Disappearing Giraffe captures the contrast between the natural world and human infrastructure. In Jose Fragozo’s image The Disappearing Giraffe, the patterned flank of a ...

The first Europeans to see giraffes thought they were too strange ... rhinos and other charismatic mammals. They have few natural predators and, as the tallest land mammal on safari, their high ...

but it takes a different approach to natural selection. Lamarckism proposes that animals acquire characteristics based on use or disuse during their lives, rather than through hard-coded genetic ...