Female giraffes who socialise in a group with at least three others have a better chance of survival – unlike male giraffes, who don’t form long-lasting relationships Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2267107-female-giraffes-who-hang-out-with-friends-live-longer-than-loners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: Giraffes
Conservationists spot unique ‘dwarf’ giraffes
For the first time ever, abnormally short ‘dwarf’ giraffes have been spotted in Uganda and Namibia. Resembling miniature versions of their regular cou… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/342800/conservationists-spot-unique-dwarf-giraffes…
Adorable dwarf giraffes spotted for the first time
Too bad they’ll have trouble mating. Source: https://www.livescience.com/dwarf-giraffes-discovered.html
Lightning killed 2 giraffes in South Africa: Were they doomed by their height?
After two dead giraffes were discovered in a South African nature reserve, scientists determined that the animals had been struck by lightning. Source: https://www.livescience.com/giraffes-struck-by-lightning.html
The horn-like knobs on a giraffe’s head can be a deadly lightning rod
Being the tallest animals on the planet, giraffes are threatened by lightning strikes. For the first time scientists have described in detail such a hit, which killed two giraffes in South Africa Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2254563-the-horn-like-knobs-on-a-giraffes-head-can-be-a-deadly-lightning-rod/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Evolution: Why it seems to have a direction, and what to expect next
Does evolution always and inevitably generates greater diversity and complexity, having a predictable direction? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/evolution-direction-what-to-expect-next…
Disappearance of two white giraffes solved
Rangers in Kenya have solved the mystery of what happened to two of the last few remaining white giraffes. Since August of last year, Kenya’s Ishaqbin… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335324/disappearance-of-two-white-giraffes-solved…
Two of the last white giraffes on Earth were slaughtered by poachers
A rare white giraffe and her 7-month-old calf were found slaughtered in a nature conservancy in Kenya this week. There may be just one more white giraffe left on Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/white-giraffes-slaughtered-by-poachers.html
Why algorithms love giraffes and create hilarious recipes
Chop your flour and peel some rosemary. Recipe instructions like this say a lot about AI intelligence, says Janelle Shane – and that’s not to mention the giraffes Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24432611-900-why-algorithms-love-giraffes-and-create-hilarious-recipes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Round-up: the key decisions to protect wildlife from the CITES summit
Giraffes, sharks and otters were granted stronger protections at the CITES wildlife trade summit in Geneva, but a stalemate prevailed on elephants and the ivory trade Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2214711-round-up-the-key-decisions-to-protect-wildlife-from-the-cites-summit/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…