Giraffes

Bent

Giraffe Profile

Samburu in Green

Hide and Seek

Giraffe Headshot

Lean on Me

Leaning Tower

Ssslurp

Face Off

Nothing To See Here

View from the Top

Sitting Pretty

Hi there!

Giraffe Profile in Black and White

Kinship

Book Ends

Giraffes

"If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me?"
— Karen Blixen

The world's tallest animal, the giraffe is facing a "silent extinction". Their population has dropped by more than 40% in the last 15 years.

There are fewer than 700 Rothschild Giraffes left in Uganda and Kenya.

The two main causes of their decline are habitat loss and poaching.

Here's how you can help them.