When you wish upon a star...“Pinocchio” turns 85 today! The 1940 animated Walt Disney classic opened in theaters on this day in 1940.

A “magnificent” giraffe died in a freak accident on New Year’s Day when he got his head stuck in a door while roving around his habitat at the Toronto Zoo. Staff at the popular attraction called the ...

The newborn giraffe at the Phoenix Zoo has received her name with help from the public. After a seven-day, online naming contest with over 11,000 votes, community members decided the Masai giraffe ...

The Phoenix Zoo welcomed a new female Masai giraffe calf on Nov. 16. Born at roughly 6 feet tall and 150 pounds, the calf is currently bonding with her mother, Sunshine. The public will be invited to ...

The Detroit Zoo's giraffe population just increased by one. Zoo officials, in a post to Facebook, announced that a new baby giraffe was born Sunday, Nov. 23, at about 2:30 a.m. "This adorable little ...

With Disney's collaboration set to begin at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Grand Prix on SI talks to F1's CCO to understand just how the commercial side of the sport thrives. Disney's anticipated "Fuel the ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a ...

Wonkito is a wild giraffe who lives in Kenya, the cause of his crooked neck is still unknown PHILLIP J BRIGGS / CATERS NEWS In 2019, Philip J. Briggs photographed a wild giraffe with a severely ...

In 2023, a rare spotless giraffe named Kipekee was born in a Tennessee zoo. She still lives there as of this writing. What's False While Kipekee may have been the only known spotless giraffe at the ...

We’re about to find out the real meaning of “Disney adult.” The developers behind Disney’s first master-planned residential community have secured a nine-figure construction package to build the ...

In our Meet Milwaukee's Animals series, we speak to an animal caretaker each month to share the stats and stories that make some of our favorite animals so fascinating. Nearly 15 years ago, zookeeper ...