?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Perinatal+maternal+and+neonatal+behaviour+in%0D%0Athe+captive+reticulated+giraffe&rft.creator=Noonan%2C+Michael&rft.creator=Kristal%2C+Dr.+Mark+B.&rft.subject=Animal+Behavior&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.description=A+captive+reticulated+giraffe+was+observed+constantly+for+three+weeks+prior+to%2C+and+periodically+for+90+days+subsequent+to%2C+the+birth+of+her+calf.+Extensive+observations+were+made+of+the+birth+sequence%2C+feeding%2C+drinking%2C+sleeping+and+one+instance+of+an+infant+distress+call%2C+as+well+as+observations+of+the+initiation+of+maternal+behaviour+(including+licking%2C+nursing%2C+placentophagia%2C+and+what+appeared+to+be+helping+the+calf+to+stand%2C+guiding+the+calf's+movements%2C+and+attempts+to+respond+to+the+calf's+distress+call).&rft.date=1979&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6214%2F1%2Fgiraffe.pdf&rft.identifier=++Noonan%2C+Michael+and+Kristal%2C+Dr.+Mark+B.++(1979)+Perinatal+maternal+and+neonatal+behaviour+in+the+captive+reticulated+giraffe.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6214%2F