Further behavioural parameters support reciprocity and milk theft as explanations for giraffe allonursing
Abstract Suckling of a non-filial calf, or allosuckling, is an extreme case of allomaternal care in mammals. There have been many hypotheses postulated in an attempt to explain this behaviour; however, the supporting evidence differs, together with the conclusions drawn from the investigated variabl...
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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