Social organization and behaviour of giraffe in Tsavo East National Park
Social organization and behaviour of giraffes were studied in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, by means of road strip counts and observations of individually known animals. Most groups comprised of one to ten animals, with a maximum of thirty‐five and a mean of 3.8. Group size and composition varied locally to some extent. Single adult males constituted the commonest group type; in groups of two or more animals the sexes were usually mixed. Groups were loose and open; close inter‐individual