A survey assessment of variables related to stereotypy in captive giraffe and okapi
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Open DOIGiraffe evidence area
Captive welfare & husbandry stress
Managed-care welfare: stereotypies, visitor and environment stress, husbandry-induced stress (distinct from wild social disruption).
41mapped records
26open-access records
1human-checked notes
Working conservation implication
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1996–2025
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On Comparing the Behaviour of Zoo Housed Animals with Wild Conspecifics as a Welfare Indicator, Using The Giraffe (Giraffa Camelopardalis)as a Model
Animal Welfare
Open DOIThe Effect of Increasing Dietary Fibre on Feeding, Rumination and Oral Stereotypies in Captive Giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis)
Animal Welfare
Open DOITongue twisters: feeding enrichment to reduce oral stereotypy in giraffe
Zoo Biology
Open DOISocial attachment in giraffe: Response to social separation
Zoo Biology
Open DOIThe running kinematics of free-roaming giraffes, measured using a low cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
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