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 ...

A 3-year-old giraffe named Msituni jumped her enclosure to get a nibble of a nearby mesquite tree. Reid Park Zoo A giraffe at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, Arizona, decided to familiarize herself w ...

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 ...

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 ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. With their long necks, giraffes are a poster child for evolutionary oddities, but scientists know very little about the genetic underpinnings of ...

March 6 (UPI) --An Arizona zoo opened late due to a 3-year-old giraffe escaping from her enclosure to make a meal out of a nearby tree. The Reid Park Zoo in Tucson said Msituni, a giraffe who has ...