The African continent contains a plethora of creatures great and small, but none stick out quite like giraffes. They tower above the competition. They also look practically alien compared to the more ...

Giraffes are just as astonishing on the inside as they are to look at. Standing up to 19 feet tall, they require enormously high blood pressure to pump blood up to the head, yet they suffer few, if ...

Sure, some members of this list are cliché, but for good reason. Giraffes have as many vertebrae in their necks as we do (seven), yet theirs are doing a whole lot more. The elegant giants use these ...