A "bumpy" giraffe covered in huge lumps at a national park in Africa may be infected with a virus that rarely affects these tall animals, experts say. Photos of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis ...
The opposite is also true. In the 19th century, European cattle brought rinderpest—a virus that’s nearly always fatal to hoofed animals—to Africa, and it caused buffalo numbers to crash ...
Photos of the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), captured by wildlife photographer Marius Nortje in Kruger National Park, South Africa, show growths on the animal's face, neck and torso.