The Naples Zoo has lost the king of its jungle. The popular attraction announced Jan. 31 the death of Masamba, its beloved African lion, who was humanely euthanized following several age-related ...

Giraffes are among the world's most recognisable animals. With their elongated necks and long legs, their gracious movements and unique coat patterns ...

Guests can see the big guy in the indoor habitat and when the weather is good, in the outdoor space behind the Syd and Betty ...

In 2004, a Chinese woman named Xie Qiuping won the Guinness World Record for the longest human scalp hair at 5.627 meters—the length of an adult male giraffe! While this is an anomaly, humans are the ...

The giraffe is one of the world's most iconic and unique mammals and has captivated the human imagination through the ages.Surprisingly, scientists discovered there are ...

Sox's death will have no impact on the zoo's plans to build an $8 million giraffe barn as part of the first phase of a 20-year master plan.

The giraffe, named Sox, was one of the zoo's most beloved residents, along with the male giraffe Lewis, zoo officials said in a statement. Sox had been treated for chronic degeneration of bones in ...

Sox spent her time with a sociable male giraffe, Lewis. She was born at the Frankin Park Zoo in Boston on Oct. 25, 2007. She got her name because the Boston Red Sox were in the middle of a sweep ...

Along with Lewis, a male giraffe, the zoo said Sox was one of its most popular residents. “Lewis may be the crowd-pleaser, but Sox was one of the keepers’ favorites,” said Lisa Caruso ...

Kesi, the other female giraffe is 14 feet, and the male Caesar, with a darker coat coloring, is about 16 feet. The name Kipepeois — the Swahili word for butterfly — was chosen through a public ...