The ruminant digestive system depends on bacteria to break down tough fibers and release nutrients from plant cells. Giraffes ...

The giraffe’s gut microbiome is made up of a variety of bacteria and fungi, and is largely determined by the giraffe’s ...

Our giraffe unit plan takes students on an adventurous ... the giraffe’s unique physical characteristics, herbivorous diet, African habitats and challenges they face in the wild.

In a new study published in Global Ecology and Conservation, researchers have analyzed the relationship between the diet and microbiome, or gut flora, of giraffes in Kenya. By sequencing plant and ...

This is shown in a new study from Uppsala University and Brown University in which researchers have analyzed the link between diet and gut flora in three giraffe species in Kenya. The study also ...