Giraffes’ Highly Complex Social Lives

A mother Rothschild's giraffe tending to her baby. Source: Zoe Muller, used with permission.

In a new paper, researchers from the University of Bristol reviewed over 400 research papers and collected all the information available on giraffe behavior and social organization. The evidence they found paints a picture of an animal with a highly complex social system, potentially comparable to that of elephants, chimpanzees, and dolphins.

Read more at my Animal Minds blog: Giraffes May Be as Socially Complex as Orcas and Elephants.