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The age-old question of how the giraffe got its long neck may now be at least partly answered: Long necks were present in giraffe ancestors that lived at least 16 million years ago, a new study finds.

For years, there has been scant fossil evidence showing how the giraffe evolved to have such an admirably long neck. But now, the remains of a 7-million-year-old creature with a shorter neck provides ...

How the giraffe got its neck is a question people have asked for centuries, both in science labs and ancient myths. Now, thanks to a study of fossils from giraffe ancestors, researchers have finally ...

A strange early relative of the giraffe was perfectly adapted for some serious headbutting 17 million years ago, according to new research. The oddball giraffoid didn't have the signature long neck of ...

How does a giraffe's long neck affect its body? asks reader Johnnie Borders.The tallest basketball players can thank their long legs and torsos for their towering height. But giraffes win the mammal ...

Like us, giraffes today have seven neck (or cervical) vertebrae. But their C3 or third cervical vertebra – which is nine times longer than it is wide – is about as long as the humerus bone connecting ...

Discover how long necks evolved in giraffes, driven by competition for mates, not just for reaching food in trees. Darwin was the first to propose that long necks evolved in giraffes because they ...