One of the most under-studied large mammals in Africa, research has shown the giraffe has silently been going extinct, with numbers dropping 40 percent in the past three decades. Here are some unusual facts about…
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#DidYouKnow: Ancient giraffe relative had thick legs, curly horns
An ancient relative of the giraffe was a huge, heavy animal with thick legs, a flat face and massive, curly horns flaring out from its skull, said a study Wednesday. Dubbed Sivatherium giganteum, the impressive…