Its pale buff coat is blotched with brown patches. The giraffe has a massive heart which pumps at a pressure 2 or 3 times that of a healthy man to push blood up its long neck. A giraffe weighs over ...

The world's only known white giraffe has been fitted with a GPS tracking device to keep poachers at bay in north-east Kenya, conservationists say. A conservation group said rangers could monitor ...

Their unique functions have inspired life-saving medical interventions for humans. While the world of biomimicry, where the ...

These amazing African animals have the highest blood pressure among land mammals ... But these tallest of all land mammals are in the midst of a silent extinction. Africa's giraffe population has ...

Visualizing microvascular changes could aid diagnosis in arthritis, cancer, and peripheral vascular disease, among other ...

‘Blood pressure has to be high enough that blood can reach your brain when you’re standing up (a giraffe has one of ... damage to your delicate blood vessels,’ she tells WH.

Arteries and veins are the major blood vessels in your body. Arteries carry blood from the heart, while veins carry blood to the heart. Arteries and veins are two of the body’s main types of ...

A baby giraffe was born with no spots at Brights Zoo in Tennessee on 31 July. The spotless giraffe is incredibly rare. In a statement, the zoo said: "Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is when your blood puts too much force on your blood vessels. Over time, the high pressure can cause other health problems. Blood pumping through the ...

Oct. 2, 2024 — Ever wish you could stop that fruit fly on your kitchen counter in its tracks? Scientists have created flies that halt under red light. In doing so, they discovered the precise ...

The company also believes it can improve data analytics to help find defects in these processes to improve defensive structures of the vessels. Gecko said it can capture 4.2 million data points ...

Our self-described “giraffe-necked” tester said that it did indeed fit him better than the original Trtl had. However, it still supports your head from only one side, making it not a great ...