AMSTERDAM (AP) — Joerg Jebram, who oversees the European Endangered Species Program for giraffes, explains why he believes the Copenhagen Zoo was correct in its decision to kill 2-year-old Marius. Q: ...

The only giraffe at the National Zoo was scheduled to be trucked to Boston this fall to mate with a male there, but zoo officials say the transfer may be delayed until they complete an investigation ...

Hybridization of captive giraffes in North American zoos may impact conservation, given the recent scientific consensus that giraffes are four distinct species, not a single species as previously ...

Zindzhi is one of the newest residents of the Potawatomi Zoo. SOUTH BEND — On Nov. 2, a 6-year-old female Masai giraffe named Zindzhi, arrived at the Zoo to join the Zoo’s existing herd of four male ...

Everything in biology ultimately boils down to food and sex. To survive as an individual, you need food. To survive as a species, you need sex. Not surprisingly, then, the age-old question of why ...

SOUTH BEND ― A new female giraffe recently made her public debut at Potawatomi Zoo with a breeding recommendation from the Masai Giraffe Species Survival Plan. Zindzhi, which is derived from the Zulu ...

New research has thrown a spanner in the works for giraffe conservation, after analyzing the genetics of giraffes kept in human care in North America, and finding that most of those studied are in ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Giraffes, a Texas-based nonprofit founded by the team behind ...

The killing of Marius the giraffe at a zoo in Copenhagen surprised many people around the world — and shocked quite a few — but it was no isolated incident. Also put down by European zoos in the name ...

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Giraffes, a Texas-based nonprofit founded by the team behind Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, has announced two major milestones in global giraffe ...

CUMBERLAND, Ohio — The Wilds announced Friday the birth of an endangered female Masai giraffe calf, an extremely important new face to one of its herds. The giraffe calf was born in the yard just ...

SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Giraffes, a Texas-based nonprofit founded by the team behind Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, has announced two major milestones in global giraffe ...