The outer parts of a giraffe's hooves are like a human's fingernails but a lot tougher to trim, according to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. How much tougher? It took a team of 45 people nearly two hours ...

A training in self care at the Cincinnati Zoo is helping giraffes receive the best care for their hooves to avoid overgrowth.Hundreds of hours and thousands of crackers went into the training session ...

Zookeepers were able to teach the giraffes how to stand still for hoof trims after spending weeks teaching them several small behaviors Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE.

A 16-foot-tall giraffe underwent a life-changing veterinary procedure to fix his overgrown hooves - with the help of 25 keepers and vets. Bashu, 13, was being treated for lameness, but staff at ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Roger Williams Park Zoo said one of its giraffes is recovering from a complicated hoof procedure. Jaffa recently underwent a corrective hoof trim on all four legs, according ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A 12-year-old giraffe at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is recovering -- and walking -- after a team of experts from around the country worked together to treat its injured ...

PROVIDENCE − A popular giraffe, born 13 years ago at the Roger Williams Park Zoo, has died after health problems, the zoo announced Tuesday. Jaffa Prince, an endangered Masai giraffe, was euthanized ...

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR Zookeepers at the Cincinnati Zoo say training the giraffes to do that took nearly ...

A new calf has joined the herd at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Bailey, a 10-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Colorado zoo, gave birth to a female calf on Wednesday. The newborn is Bailey's second calf ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 12-year-old giraffe at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory is recovering — and walking — after a team of experts from around the country worked together to treat its ...