Giraffe
A giraffe’s neck is up to about 2 m long but contains the same number of vertebrae as a human’s: seven.
Mammal
Golden Jackal
Golden jackals are spreading rapidly across Europe and have reached as far as the Netherlands, Denmark and the Baltic states.
Golden Lion Tamarin
Golden lion tamarins fell to about 200 in the wild in the 1970s; thanks to reintroduction and forest restoration, there are now several thousand.
Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
Golden snub-nosed monkeys live in snowy mountain forests and survive winter mainly by eating lichens.
Gray Whale
A female gray whale tracked by satellite swam about 22,500 km in a single round trip, one of the longest migrations recorded for any mammal.
Greater Bilby
In Australia, chocolate ‘Easter bilbies’ are sold instead of Easter bunnies to raise awareness of this threatened native animal.
Greater Kudu
A male greater kudu’s spiral horns can reach about 1.8 metres along the curve, with two and a half graceful twists.
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros
Numbers have risen from fewer than 200 in the early twentieth century to more than 4,000 today, one of Asia’s greatest conservation recoveries.
Grevy’s Zebra
Grevy’s zebra is the largest wild horse in the world, with narrower stripes, a white belly and big, round ears.
Grey Wolf
A wolf pack can travel over 50 km in a day, and dispersing young wolves have walked more than 1,000 km to find new territories.