Some features of a giraffe's spot pattern are passed on from mother to baby, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State. The study also reveals that survival of young giraffes is ...

The mottled spots giraffes are known for aren't random, according to a new study that suggests that the patterns are inherited maternally — and that they may impact the chances of a calf surviving its ...

Giraffes are best known for their towering necks, but their beautifully spotted coats are just as distinctive — and they serve important functions. One reason is for camouflage; a giraffe's spots help ...

The beautiful coat patterns of giraffes are individually unique and don't change with age, but their origins and purpose were a mystery. A new study found wild giraffe spot pattern traits were ...

A new study suggests that the spot patterns decorating giraffes’ coats may serve a social function. Researchers, writing in the Journal of Zoology, found that female giraffes prefer to associate with ...

A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s definitely not ordinary. The female reticulated giraffe was born July 31 at the family-owned Brights Zoo in Limestone, a rural ...

Giraffe babies inherit some features of their mother's spot patterns, according to a new study that used modern techniques to confirm a 49-year-old hypothesis. Survival of newborn giraffes is also ...

Scientists have previously hypothesized that spots are conferred at random or that they are influenced by environmental factors. The mottled spots giraffes are known for aren't random, according to a ...

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