Until around 2000, giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis were believed to have no social structure.
Despite a resurgence of interest in giraffe behaviour in around 2010, most studies are of …

Common law judges were worried that if jurors learned of the accused's past acts or
character traits, they would punish him not for being proved guilty of this crime, but for the …

In patchy environments, foragers adopt different strategies to acquire resources depending
on their internal state and external physical and social environment: this has important …

Large herbivores prefer to consume plants with high concentration of digestible
carbohydrates and protein, whereas fire spread is favored by foliage characteristics that …

Intake rates by large herbivores are governed by among other things plant traits. We used
Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Matschie) as study animals, testing …

Management of rangelands requires knowledge of forage species that are preferred or
avoided by wildlife and livestock. A recent expansion of woody vegetation into previously …

This chapter focuses on individual plant responses and browsers other than African
elephant (Loxodonta africana) and black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis). Positive feedback …

Sexual segregation in giraffe is known to vary between savannas. In this study, we
compared sexual segregation in giraffe in one nutrient-rich savanna, the Serengeti National …

The activity budget of giraffe in various African populations has been studied extensively,
revealing that it is affected by body size, foraging patterns, and sex. Foraging patterns show …

Understanding foraging behaviour of wild animals is an important step for wildlife
management and conservation and for learning the animal's role in the ecosystem. I used …