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Flehmen, Osteophagia, and Other Behaviors of Giraffes (Giraffa giraffa angolensis): Vomeronasal Organ Adaptation

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Adult male giraffes (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) are far larger than the females; they also carry a sizable head and neck. Observations were made at the Namutoni waterholes, Etosha National Park in Namibia, to monitor males testing the females for sexual receptivity. Lacking estrous...

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Autores principales: Hart, Lynette A., Hart, Benjamin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9913868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36766243
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13030354