Giraffes stand out in the crowd. Do you know that the giraffe’s ancestors didn’t have long necks as they do now? Why they have such a long neck is something that is not clearly known. One idea was that as food became scarce, the giraffe’s ancestors had to stretch their necks to reach out for food. The other is that, as food became scarce, the animals with longer necks did better while their short-necked brethren starved.