Luckily, eating for so long helps fill a giraffe's belly and quenches their thirst. Acacia tree leaves hold enough water that these mammals can go for a long time without stopping for a drink.

That’s about as fast as a grizzly bear. 2. Giraffes can go a couple of days without drinking water. They get most of their water from their diet of leaves, seed pods, and bark from the acacia ...

The giraffe is the tallest terrestrial mammal in the world. The males stand about 5m tall - as high as a single-story house - and the females are just a little shorter. The giraffe has an incredibly ...

Find out some fun facts about giraffes with Steve and Aneeshwar. You can learn why they have long necks, what they eat and how long their tongues are! Giraffes are the tallest animal in the world ...

Giraffe numbers have dropped by 40 percent in ... which can extend over a foot and a half from its mouth and nimbly strip bare an acacia stem so thorny you wouldn’t want to grab it with your ...

Animation describing the evolution of the giraffe. Sam, a young tortoise, wishes he had a longer neck to reach the nicest leaves. Grandad Charlie tells Sam a story about giraffes. Long ago ...

For about five years, Malibu’s tiny but heavily touristed wine scene had an irrefutable main character: Stanley the giraffe. Stanley first greeted visitors on the Malibu Wine Safaris tour at ...

Abilene Zoo's baby giraffe, Zahara, died on October 2 after a severe leg fracture, the cause is unknown. Zahara, born in July, was a beloved member of the zoo, known for her playful personality.

Once you’ve seen Acacia wood flooring the chances are you’ll never forget it. It certainly is unique in appearance and not for those who like uniformity in their flooring, as you can see from ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo is mourning the loss of its youngest giraffe. The zoo announced baby Zahara's death Wednesday stating she died after suffering a "severe leg fracture." ...