Essays about: "giraffa camelopardalis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words giraffa camelopardalis.

  1. 1. African elephants' effect on the temporal use of elephant highway by predator and prey. Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Rebecka Relfsson; [2023-08-18]
    Keywords : African savanna elephant; elephant highways; interspecies interactions; predation avoidance; predator-prey interaction; temporal activity;

    Abstract : African savanna elephants (Loxondonta africana) are the world’s largest land-mammal and are considered a keystone species. The effect they have on vegetation and their environment is well known, but their effect on other animal species is less studied. READ MORE

  3. 2. Påverkan på hägnutnyttjande och födosöksbeteenden av samgång mellan afrikansk savannelefant (Loxodonta africana) och rothschildgiraff (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) på Borås djurpark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Moa Eriksson Kukkonen; [2022]
    Keywords : afrikansk savannelefant; rothschildgiraff; hägnutnyttjande; födosöksbeteende; sociala interaktioner; samgång; djurpark;

    Abstract : This study was conducted at Borås Zoo to investigate the effect on enclosure use, foraging behaviours and social interactions of keeping african savannah elephant (Loxodonta Africana) and rothschild’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) together in the Savannah enclosure. The two species were observed in three different scenarios: 1) Elephants in the Savannah enclosure without the presence of giraffes, 2) Giraffes in the Savannah enclosure without the presence of elephants, and 3) Elephants and giraffes together in the Savannah enclosure. READ MORE

  4. 3. Förekomst av önskvärda beteenden och stereotypier i relation till utevistelse hos giraffer (Giraffa camelopardalis) på Borås djurpark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Sarah Zedén; [2020]
    Keywords : giraff i fångenskap; stereotypa beteenden; naturliga beteenden; utevistelse;

    Abstract : In the wild, giraffes spend most of their day foraging and thus are most commonly found on the savannah where there is plenty of greenery. They continuously move to meet their daily nutritional need and can move over up to 437 km2 . Their diet is rich in fibre and consists mostly of leaves, twigs and bark. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wildlife corridor use amongst reticulated giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Johanna Lund; [2019]
    Keywords : Giraffa camelopadalis reticulata; reticulated giraffe; migration; photographic mark-recapture; Ol Pejeta Conservancy; Laikipia; Kenya; wildlife corridor;

    Abstract : The African continent is home to many large and unique wildlife species and is, as is commonly known, considered to be the birthplace of the human race. The numbers and strength of this wide array of species is however diminishing rapidly before our eyes (Campbell et al., 2003; Ogutu et al., 2016). READ MORE

  6. 5. Giraffens underarter : taxonomi och bevarande

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Nina Sjödell; [2017]
    Keywords : giraff; underart; giraffa camelopardalis; hot; bevarande;

    Abstract : Giraffen (Giraffa camelopardalis) är världens högsta däggdjur och ett av Afrikas mest välkända djur. Den lever i Afrika söder om Sahara och trivs bäst i savannlandskap, där den lever av främst blad den plockar med sin långa tunga från i första hand olika typer av akacieträd. READ MORE