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How a Giraffe-Size Dinosaur Managed to Fly

16-foot creatures could traverse continents: scientists

(Newser) - Scientists think they’ve finally figured out how a dinosaur the size of a giraffe was able to soar through the air: It used its huge wings to pole-vault, the Daily Mail reports. Researchers from the UK and US say their theory trumps longstanding claims that pterosaurs couldn’t possibly...

Beloved TV Star Giraffe Killed by Lightning

He's found dead at South African game preserve

(Newser) - A beloved TV star giraffe has been killed by lightning on his South African reserve. Hamley, 7, has been a feature for the last 5 years in the popular ITV British series Young at Heart about a veterinarian and his family moving to Africa to start a game park. "...

Michael Jackson's Dead Giraffes Stink Up Ariz.
 Michael Jackson's 
 Dead Giraffes 
 Stink Up Ariz. 
EXHUMING CARCASSES
Feb 3, 2010 10:43 AM CST

Michael Jackson's Dead Giraffes Stink Up Ariz.

Residents complain, force carcasses to be moved

(Newser) - If you think your job sucks, at least it's not this bad: Someone recently had to dig up Michael Jackson's two giraffes, one of whom had been dead since November, and re-bury them. The residents of Page, Ariz., complained about the stench that resulted when the animals were buried on...

Camels Walk a Mile for Escape-Artist Giraffe

Circus chain gang cuts loose in Amsterdam

(Newser) - Fifteen camels, two zebras, lamas and potbellied swine went on the lam from a Dutch circus—with a giraffe masterminding their flight to freedom. The gang wandered around an Amsterdam neighborhood when the escape artist kicked a hole in the animals' cage, reports AP. They were all rounded up after...

Scientists Spot 6 Giraffe Species
Scientists Spot 6 Giraffe Species
Dec 24, 2007 3:40 AM CST

Scientists Spot 6 Giraffe Species

And some are in trouble

(Newser) - Giraffes had long been thought to be one species with several subspecies, but researchers now believe they have identified six distinct species—some of which are on the brink of extinction, reports the BBC. Only 160 Nigerian giraffes remain. But there's hope the researchers' find will spur greater conservation efforts.

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