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Structure and function of a giraffe neck

A giraffe's neck is up to 2.50 meters long, weighs around 250 kilograms and is held in place by only one tendon and seven cervical vertebras. It is a particular challenge to the vascular system when the giraffe bends its head down to drink. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/C.Gerisch/SpiegelTV/Jochen Sch

The trunk noses of the saiga antelopes

Saiga antelopes are amazingly persistent. On their long migrations through the steppes of Kazakhstan, the saigas can cover 80 kilometers and more in one day. Their enormous trunk helps them do this. But the nose can do even more. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Viking Film/Iris Gesand/Andreas Kieling, Frank Gu