The African continent contains a plethora of creatures great and small, but none stick out quite like giraffes. They tower ...

Discover how giraffes quietly shape the savanna by dispersing seeds and helping ecosystems recover across Africa.

Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

If you've ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves ...

A study by researchers from the University of Pretoria and the University of Adelaide has found giraffes’ long legs play a ...

African giraffes are in danger of becoming extinct. Hunting and poaching have decimated the continent's giraffe population by about 40 percent, according to one estimate. There are now only about ...

A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. The tallest animals on earth are here, the guide ...

Zoos and wildlife parks across North America are home to hundreds of giraffes that awe millions of visitors each year. These ...

Giraffes, the tall but graceful icons of the African savannah, are at risk for extinction because of poaching and hunting, reports suggest. Giraffa camelopardalis has long been listed as a “least ...

The population has dwindled across Africa for several reasons. LONDON -- Giraffe numbers are dwindling across Africa because of poaching and habitat loss caused by human population growth, according ...

An American woman and her son were seriously injured by a giraffe. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The father of an American woman who was attacked by a giraffe on a wildlife reserve in South Africa ...