The giraffe has a rare genetic condition called leucism, which causes the loss of skin pigmentation. He is thought to be the last of his kind, after poachers killed two of his family members in March.

To many people's surprise, the United States is part of the problem. Between 2006 and 2015, the United States imported 21,402 giraffe-bone carvings, 3,008 giraffe-skin pieces and 3,744 giraffe hunting ...

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 ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that three populations of the world’s tallest land animal be classified as endangered, a move ...

Wildlife officials cited poaching, habitat loss and climate change behind the declining populations of some giraffe species.

In a first, the US government is looking to protect the world's tallest land animal under the Endangered Species Act. The US ...