Simple Summary This review focuses on the West African giraffe and summarizes their past
and present conservation management activities. It evaluates their impact to advise and …

With its iconic appearance and historic popular appeal, the giraffe is the world's tallest living
terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Recent years have seen much-needed new …

Strong genetic structure has prompted discussion regarding giraffe taxonomy, 1, 2, 3
including a suggestion to split the giraffe into four species: Northern (Giraffa c …

Simple Summary To ensure successful introductions and translocations of giraffes, more
scientific information is needed on their diet selections, especially concerning the availability …

Estimates of home range size of giraffe in the northern Namib Desert were on average larger
than those in other populations. In particular, the largest individual home range of any giraffe …

Humans stand out among primates and other mammals in reaching adult-level foraging
skills very late in development, well after the onset of reproduction. The aim of this paper is …

Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals Covers
fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and …

Background Numerous factors like continuous habitat reduction or fragmentation for free-
ranging giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) as well as eg suboptimal housing conditions for …

Highlights•We studied seasonal changes and temporal stability of giraffe social
structure.•Individuals were more strongly socially connected in the wet than the dry …

Gestation and lactation can impose substantial energetic costs on female mammals. We
developed a non-invasive means to determine reproductive condition in female giraffe using …