Giraffe cow reaction to the death of her newborn calf.

The article offers the author's insights on the reaction of a giraffe cow to its newborn calf's death. The author relates his observations of giraffes which lead to a firm basis for efforts to study social bond development. He discusses various cases of giraffe's reaction that imitate those of African elephants and chimpanzees. He adds that the animal's maternal reaction to the dead offspring was not as sustained as African elephants' reactions.