Food, not sex, drove the evolution of giraffes' long neck, new study finds
June 03, 2024
June 03, 2024
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news:
Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how this trait might have evolved and lends new insight into this iconic question. The reigning hypothesis is that competition among males influenced neck length, but the research team found that female giraffes have proportionally longer necks than males -- suggesting that high nutritional needs of fema . . .
Why do giraffes have such long necks? A study led by Penn State biologists explores how this trait might have evolved and lends new insight into this iconic question. The reigning hypothesis is that competition among males influenced neck length, but the research team found that female giraffes have proportionally longer necks than males -- suggesting that high nutritional needs of fema . . .