Pre-copulatory behaviour in Male Giraffe
The behavior of two subadult male giraffe was observed and recorded.
Necks-for-sex or competing browsers? A critique of ideas on the evolution of giraffe
Recent years have witnessed a resurgence in tests of the evolution and origin of the great height and long neck of the giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis. The two main hypotheses are (1) long necks evolved through competition with other browsers allowing giraffe to feed above them (‘competing browsers’ hypothesis); or (2) the necks evolved for direct […]