Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white pattern on its coat (“pelage”) and its lengthy eyelashes and legs.

Visitors won't have to crane their necks for a look at the KC Zoo's giraffe herd after a $21 million habitat expansion opens ...

Giraffes face mounting threats from habitat loss and fragmentation: Growing human populations and urban development — and the accompanying increase in agriculture, mines, and other extractive ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Plans to add a new giraffe habitat at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium move forward. The Kansas City Plan Commission recommended approving a request for a special permit for ...

Those plans include a 10,000-square-foot giraffe habitat and care center as well as a new entrance, admissions plaza, gift shop and café. In a behind-the-scenes look, the CMZoo construction team ...

"He's already made his public debut," Baker told the Chronicle. "He can be found in his habitat, the giraffe exhibits, usually right around the time that the zoo opens at 9." Tino will spend ...