Spatial integration in infant sable antelope, Hippotragus niger
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Calves of sable antelope, Hippotragus niger, rest in seclusion a few days after birth and interact with mothers and other conspecifics only during activity bouts. At six weeks, they stay with the herd throughout all resting and activity bouts. The rate of spatial integration of a calf depended on its birth date and availability of similarly aged peers. The individual differences in the rate of spatial integration suggest individual adjustments in response to different levels of protection provided by the environment.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Play-partner preferences and the function of social play in infant sable antelope, Hippotragus niger
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Sable antelope calves prefer members from same cohort and age level as play-mates, as compared to yearlings or adults. Calves' play interactions show pronounced preferences for one or two peers. Early in ontogeny, calves show play behaviors among diverse partners. Later, they limit their play behaviors to a subset of available partners. Calves fail to show preference for same sex individuals or consistent preference for one sex over the other. Relatedness fails to affect play-partner selection.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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Flehmen and birth synchrony among female sable antelope, Hippotragus niger
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Flehmen is a powerful process by which a female sable antelope can control the timing of both conception and parturition. The function of female flehmen behaviour in keeping reproductive synchrony is examined in 11 adult female sable antelopes and their related offspring kept on 13.2 ha-pasture. The flehmen behavior by adult females are observed and the timing of birth has been recorded for four birth seasons.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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