Known for their 6-foot-long necks, distinctive patterning and long eyelashes, giraffes have always captured the human imagination. These amazing African animals have the highest blood pressure among ...

But in the savannas of Africa, giraffe populations have plummeted — so much so that the U.S. government is moving to add many of these long-necked mammals to its official list of imperiled species.

(CNN) — The tallest animal in the world is in trouble. Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate change-fueled drought ...