The Memphis Zoo staff welcomed a baby reticulated giraffe born today around noon on August 29, 2008. *WARNING: This video shows the ENTIRE birth.
Female giraffe "Marilyn" and male giraffe "Kenya" are the proud parents of the Zoo's newest arrival. This is the second successful birth of a baby giraf...

Giraffes are beloved of evolutionary biologists for a number of reasons. They are, of course, the tallest of all living animals, and that elegant neck is the primary reason why. The origin of that beautiful neck has also been attributed to sexual selection. This is where the sex lives of giraffes ge...