Giraffe babies inherit some features of their mother's spot patterns, according to a new study that used modern techniques to confirm a 49-year-old hypothesis. Survival of newborn giraffes is also ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (AP) – A giraffe without spots at a ...

Why do giraffes have spots? And what governs their shape and pattern—are they inherited? Perhaps surprisingly, these are riddles that scientists haven’t yet solved. This lack of certainty led ...

The adorable calf came into the world on July 31 at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, to the shock of her carers. Instead of flaunting the usual distinctive brown-spotted pattern the animal is ...