Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Everything in biology ...

Giraffes are majestic animals, whose long necks make them stand apart from other beings. For a long time, researchers have been trying to figure out how giraffes acquired this feature, stated ABC. In ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Jessica Orwig Every time Jessica publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox!

Those impossibly long legs that make giraffes look like they’re walking on stilts aren’t just architectural supports for a tall body. Scientists have discovered they’re actually energy-saving devices ...

(WHTM) — Pennsylvania researchers may have answered the age-old question of “does size matter” – well at least for the reason on why giraffes have long necks. A “sex-for-necks” theory has long ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Giraffe Evolution Long neck, camel-like shape, leopard-like coloring and horn-like ossicones don’t come out of nowhere: giraffes are naturally bizarre. What ...

With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best-loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their ...

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes. A Masai giraffe, native to East Africa, is one of four ...

They are the tallest animals trotting on Earth, their long necks and iconic brown spots populating cartoons, children’s books and toy shelves. But in the savannas of Africa, giraffe populations have ...

A Penn State researcher has been trying to get to the bottom of the age-old question of why giraffes have long necks. Ed Reschke Getty Images Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights ...