Matchmaking for zoo animals

Zoos today are creating the next generation through a mix of science, software and genetics that helps each animal find its best match for mating. But the practice comes with some moral dilemmas.

• May 13, 2018
• 26:13

Matchmaking for zoo animals

Zoos today are creating the next generation through a mix of science, software and genetics that helps each animal find its best match for mating. But the practice comes with some moral dilemmas. Lesley Stahl reports.

• Jul 29, 2018
• 26:12

Federal protection proposed for giraffes

U.S. wildlife officials have proposed federal protections for giraffes under the Endangered Species Act for the first time. According to environmentalists, habitat loss and climate change-driven drought are causing alarming population declines for the African mammals.

• Nov 22, 2024
• 0:44

Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and climate change.

• Nov 20, 2024

Drive-thru wildlife park changing rules after giraffe incident

Video of a giraffe grabbing a toddler from the back of a pickup truck​ at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas went viral this week, and now the park is making changes to its rules to prevent incidents like this.

• Jun 7, 2024

Giraffe hoists toddler at wildlife park

A Texas family went through a heart-dropping scare at a drive-thru safari park earlier this month when a giraffe reached into their pickup truck and grabbed their 2-year-old daughter, hoisting her in the air. The incident happened at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, Texas, where visitors can drive through a trail with animals and feed them from their cars. "My heart stopped, my stomach dropped… it scared me," the girl's dad, Jason Teton, said.

• Jun 5, 2024
• 0:14

Rare baby giraffe born at U.K. zoo

The birth of a baby giraffe at Chester Zoo in the U.K. was caught on camera. After 472 days of pregnancy, new mom Orla delivered a 6-foot-tall baby after three hours of labor. Within 30 minutes of being born, the baby was learning how to walk. There are only about 2,500 Rothschild's giraffes remaining in the wild.

• Mar 15, 2024
• 0:44

Adored Benito the giraffe moved in Mexico to a climate much better for him

A campaign by environmentalists led to his move from a zoo at Mexico's northern border and its extreme weather conditions to a conservation park in central Mexico.

• Jan 22, 2024

Another spotless giraffe recorded — this one, in the wild

Just weeks after a Tennessee Zoo said it welcomed a rare spotless giraffe​, another one has been recorded.

• Sep 11, 2023

Tennessee zoo announces name for its rare spotless giraffe

After asking people to choose between four symbolic names last month, Brights Zoo finally announced the winner on Tuesday.

• Sep 5, 2023

Zoo says it has welcomed a rare spotless giraffe

The spotless giraffe was born at Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, which is holding a naming contest.

• Aug 22, 2023

Tennessee zoo welcomes rare spotless giraffe

A rare spotless giraffe was born last month at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee. The last recorded spotless giraffe was in 1972 in Tokyo.

• Aug 22, 2023
• 0:31

Zoo says it welcomed a spotless giraffe

Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, says it welcomed a giraffe without spots on July 31. The zoo is now holding a naming contest for the spotless baby, which was born to a reticulated giraffe – one with a typical brown-and-orange pattern.

• Aug 21, 2023
• 0:45

One of world's oldest captive giraffes dies in Texas

Twiga was a Masai giraffe, an endangered species whose population has declined by more than half in recent decades.

• Jul 10, 2023

Baby giraffe born at Sacramento Zoo

A baby giraffe was recently born at the Sacramento Zoo – the 21st giraffe to be born there since 1954.

• Feb 17, 2023
• 1:02

Giraffe at New York zoo dies after neck gets stuck in gate

The 6-year-old giraffe was a member of an endangered species, known for his "curiosity," and the father of a baby giraffe less than a year old.

• Feb 15, 2023

Saving Africa's giraffe from extinction

The majestic giraffe is under threat of extinction from all corners. Poachers hunt them for bush meat, humans encroach on their natural habitat and, exacerbating all of this, the Horn of Africa is having its worst drought in 40 years. Debora Patta visits Giraffe Manor in Kenya, where tourism funds conservation.

• Dec 29, 2022
• 3:57

How enjoying breakfast with a giraffe could help save the species

Africa's Nubian giraffes are "under threat from all corners," but at one "mind blowing" hotel in Kenya, you can help turn the tables.

• Dec 29, 2022