Giraffe skulls are important to the animals' reproduction and evolution. That's because of their ossicones, the horn-like structures that are longer and wider in males than in females. The size ...

Giraffe skulls are important to the animals’ reproduction and evolution. That’s because of their ossicones, the horn-like structures that are longer and wider in males than in females.

Additionally, the young giraffe has a horn in the center of her head, right above the eyes. Now, when it comes to her name, the zoo is allowing anyone who donates $100 or more to the zoo to be ...

Coordinating this move has called on a lot of different expertise from across the Museum,' Natalie says. 'From hoof to horn the giraffe is 4.35 metres tall, very fragile and also probably the most ...

The young giraffe bull was clearly distressed ... After struggling for a few minutes, a duiker skull was pulled out, with the small horns still intact. According to Gerber, who specialises ...

These horn-like “ossicones” start off as soft cartilage and turn to bone over the course of a giraffe’s life, so adult skulls have what look like two antlers. The giraffe’s tufty ...

What Gerber took out of the giraffe’s mouth surprised them all. “It was a duiker’s skull, with the horns intact,” laughs Gerber. “Giraffes don’t typically chew on skulls,” he explains.

A lathering of Hoof Moist is next. This is an important treatment to keep his horn free of cracks and infections. Then, my next job is getting Kito the giraffe to stand still, by feeding him ...

The four genetically distinct giraffe species have distinct cranial morphologies, largely linked to their ossicones (the bony horn-like structures on their skulls). “Initially, I thought a ...