Social networks, long-term associations and age-related sociability of wild giraffes
Animal Behaviour
Open DOIGiraffe evidence area
Social disruption
Loss of sociability/association and orphaning affecting survival.
15mapped records
7open-access records
1records with verification flag
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2010–2025
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Sociability increases survival of adult female giraffes
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
Open DOIRelationships between male giraffes’ colour, age and sociability
Animal Behaviour
Open DOIDETOMIDINE AND BUTORPHANOL FOR STANDING SEDATION IN A RANGE OF ZOO-KEPT UNGULATE SPECIES
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Open DOIInfluence of social upbringing on the activity pattern of captive lion Panthera leo cubs: Benefits of behavior enrichment
Current Zoology
Open DOIGROWTH, HUSBANDRY, AND DIETS OF FIVE SUCCESSFULLY HAND-REARED ORPHANED GIRAFFE CALVES (GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS ROTHSCHILDI AND GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS RETICULATA)
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
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