--- abstract: "A captive reticulated giraffe was observed constantly for three weeks prior to, and periodically for 90 days subsequent to, the birth of her calf. Extensive observations were made of the birth sequence, feeding, drinking, sleeping and one instance of an infant distress call, as well as observations of the initiation of maternal behaviour (including licking, nursing, placentophagia, and what appeared to be helping the calf to stand, guiding the calf's movements, and attempts to respond to the calf's distress call)." altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - noonan@canisius.edu - kristal@buffalo.edu creators_name: - family: Noonan given: Michael honourific: '' lineage: '' - family: Kristal given: Mark B. honourific: Dr. lineage: '' date: 1979 date_type: published datestamp: 2008-09-19 13:55:33 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/62/14 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 6214 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/6214/1/giraffe.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'giraffe, delivery, birth, parturition, nursing, maternal behavior, placentophagia' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:12 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 2 pagerange: 103-107 pubdom: TRUE publication: South African Journal of Zoology publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 24 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2008-09-19 13:55:33 subjects: - bio-ani-behav - comp-psy succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: "Perinatal maternal and neonatal behaviour in\r\nthe captive reticulated giraffe" type: journalp userid: 88 volume: 14