Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown and tan patches. Long regarded as a single species, this iconic ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Koure, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo ...

An average wild giraffe has a home range of about 140 square miles—nearly equivalent to the surface area of Philadelphia. So how do scientists track and study them? Michael Brown, conservation science ...

Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new scientific analysis ...

African Safari Wildlife Park contributed $995 to Giraffe Conservation Foundation, one dollar for each vehicle that passed through its gates between June 18 and 23, according to a news release. The ...

PORT CLINTON, Ohio — African Safari Wildlife Park is celebrating World Giraffe Day with a weekend of activities highlighting one of the park's most iconic animals. On Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on ...

French humanitarian workers, their Nigerien driver and a guide were killed, according to the authorities. The group was visiting an area known for its West African giraffes. By Ruth Maclean DAKAR, ...

KOURE, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil. The tallest animals on earth are ...