Later this year, the Cincinnati Zoo will welcome a new, very tall baby animal. Tessa, a 19-year-old giraffe, is pregnant with her fifth calf, according to a news release from the Cincinnati Zoo and ...

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is mourning the death of its 15-year-old giraffe, Mashama. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo lost one of its gentle giants over the weekend. The zoo’s 15-year-old male giraffe, ...

Towering over the African savannahs in their never-ending search for tasty tree leaves, giraffes stand as the largest land animal on Earth. Everything about these gentle giants is adorable: their ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Reid Park Zoo has welcomed a new addition to its family. On Feb. 23, Penelope, an adult female reticulated giraffe, gave birth to a calf. This birth is part of the zoo's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the end of January, the Sydney Zoo announced the arrival of their newest family member: a male giraffe calf they named Tamboti!

A photo and video circulating on social media Friday showed what appeared to be the decaying carcass of a giraffe in western Rowan County The video was posted by Carolina Pet Recovery, which, ...

A baby giraffe at the Detroit Zoo has died after she suffered a spinal injury, zoo officials said on Friday. Officials say 2-month-old Okidi ran into a habitat viewing panel earlier this week. Animal ...

Okidi, the giraffe calf, was born at the Detroit Zoo on Nov. 23, 2025. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A giraffe calf at the Detroit Zoo has died after running into a habitat viewing panel, the zoo announced. On Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, the zoo revealed that Okidi, who was born on Nov.

ROYAL OAK, MI - Staff at the Detroit Zoo say they are heartbroken at the loss of a giraffe calf who died in a freak accident. Okidi was born on Nov. 23, 2025, to Zara, a 7-year old giraffe. Zoo staff ...

A 3-month-old giraffe calf at the Detroit Zoo has died from severe injuries. The calf, named Okidi, ran into a viewing panel in her indoor habitat. Veterinarians determined the vertebral injury was ...

This is the moment that a giraffe and an ostrich faced off against one another in an intense staring competition. Footage shared by Memphis Zoo on Wednesday (18 February) shows the two long-necked ...