See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

In a ground-breaking research study, scientists uncovered four distinct species of Africa’s much-loved gentle giant: the giraffe, which is quite the opposite to the widely assumed notion that just one ...

Ex-model Katie Price has posted a heartwarming video alongside her sister Sophie Price, introducing fans to her "new baby". The excited TV personality was seen fawning over a tiny tot as they ...

“Keepers brought the snow day inside for baby elephant Jet this week by creating him his own little snowman,” the caption of their video reads. “Jet will make his public debut in the outside habitats ...

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — You can meet the Maryland Zoo’s newest giraffe, Kipepeo, starting Friday Jan. 17th! Kipepeo, or "Kipi", will be visible to the public for the first time since arriving ...

Mogo Wildlife Park will run a competition to name the two new giraffe calves. Two baby giraffes have been born just days apart in what a zookeeper describes as "rare" and "perfect" births.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) This is the tale of a baby donkey named Frosty who ...

Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata), Samburu National Park, Kenya. (Credit: copyright by ... [+] Giraffe Conservation Foundation, with kind permission) How many species of giraffe are there?