Search results for Giraffes

Ecology Jul 16, 2025

Zoo soundscapes could be a new frontier in bioacoustics studies

Increased collaboration between zoos and sound researchers could open new frontiers in bioacoustics, according to a new paper.

Ecology May 28, 2025

DRC's plan for the world's largest tropical forest reserve would be good for the planet: Can it succeed?

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long green corridor the size of ...

Evolution May 22, 2025

Scientists have figured out how extinct giant ground sloths got so big and where it all went wrong

Most of us are familiar with sloths, the bear-like animals that hang from trees, live life in the slow lane, take a month to digest a meal and poop just once a week. Their closest living relatives are anteaters and armadillos, ...

Plants & Animals May 13, 2025

Improving adult survival can stabilize declining giraffe subpopulations in the Serengeti

The giraffe, one of Africa's most iconic animals, is facing a crisis. Despite their worldwide popularity, giraffe populations in the wild are declining due to illegal killing and habitat loss. A new study published in The ...

Astronomy May 5, 2025

Hubble images skewed spiral galaxy Arp 184

A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC 1961, sits about 190 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Camelopardalis (The ...

Plants & Animals May 1, 2025

Mammal spines follow Hox gene rules, but birds and amphibians break the pattern

By analyzing the arrangement of vertebrae in the spines of nearly 400 species of tetrapods—a group of animals with four limbs, such as mammals, reptiles, and birds—RIKEN researchers have found some follow a predicted pattern, ...

Earth Sciences Apr 21, 2025

How activity in Earth's mantle led the ancient ancestors of elephants, giraffes, and humans into Asia and Africa

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In fact, scientists believe that ...

Biotechnology Apr 17, 2025

New possibilities for animal-computer interaction to benefit zoo animals and visitors

New technology that allows zoo animals and their human visitors to share experiences could have positive benefits for both, researchers say.

Plants & Animals Apr 15, 2025

If we must bring back extinct species, let's focus on the giant herbivores

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire wolf, a canine species that was wiped out around 10,000 years ago. However, the three animals it ...

Plants & Animals Apr 14, 2025

Ancient DNA research aids de-extinction efforts and reveals surprising dire wolf ancestry

Last week, Colossal Biosciences made global headlines when they announced that they had successfully brought the dire wolf back from extinction, or at least a version of one. Colossal's team used pieces of the genetic code ...

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