The
growth
of
our
Giraffes
and
Giraffe-calves
BY
Axel
Reventlow
Director Zoological
As
far
concerning
constant
has
the
height
total
of the
I
portunity
December,
close
the
by
different
10
in
article,
were
in
the
and
few
very
as
cases
contribute
to
made from
giraffes whom
here
quarters
published
giraffe-calves;
following
My opservations
matters.
on
new-born
giraffes probably only
of
should like,
at
of
weight
growth
1948,
studying
of
and
of these
clearing
until
1939,
few reliable informations have been
recollect, only
undertaken,
the
to
can
measuring
been
little
I
as
Gardens, Copenhagen
I
the
had
Zoological
a
March,
op-
Gardens
of
weight
of
Copenhagen.
On
67,5
October
kg,
From
naturally
I
1923
I
from
to
(Boje)
( Giraffa
contrary
was
got
we
March,
the
young
Mombasa
The bull
the
until
for
quite
giraffes
1915,
unfortunately
garden
in
still-born
a
had
we
1937 in
March
10,
and
Kenya
no
with
in
giraffes
interest in
greatest
on
giraffe-calf
a
recorded.
not
was
1939,
therefore took the
acquired
when
24th,
the height
three
The
1939.
in
were
Garden,
the
young
giraffes,
animals
were
1938 transported
and
which
caught
by
ship
Germany.
and
one
of the
camelopardalis
a
(Lise)
cows
rothschildi
were
Lyd.),
other
or
cow
camelopardalis
( Giraffa
Reticulated-giraffe
Rothschild-
the
Baringo-
(Else)
on
reticulata
Winton).
Two of these
board,
The
the
beautiful animals
big-game
total
Dr.
were
sc.
heights of the giraffes
28/4 -1938
26/1
-1939
31/12-1939
31/12-1940
Boje
31/12-1944
„
„
„
„
3.9°
m
»
»
»
m,
„
3,95
m,
„
m,
„
3,98
m,
„
m
4,60
4,70
>
4,80
m,
4,85
m,
were
Else
m,
4-5°
herewith the animals
and
m,
„
„
„
chairman of
follows:
3,25
m,
„
as
3,75
m,
4,20
„
from the
us
„
3,63
„
„
Lise
to
BENZON.
„
„
„
were
gift
m,
m,
31/12-1942
a
BOJE
3,00
3,30
31/12-1941
31/12-1943
and
hunter,
>
4,00
m,
4,00
m,
full-grown.
2,80
m,
3,07
m,
3,52
m,
3.65
m.
„
3,75
m,
„
3,90
m,
„
„
4,00
m,
„
„
4,00
m,
our
BIJDRAGEN
TOT
DE
DIERKUNDE,
PLAAT
AFL. 28
Phot.
The whole
Giraffe-Family (Bøje, Lise, Else, Grete, Fao, Unrra),
Zool.
Gardens,
Alex
XIX
Reventlow
Copenhagen
THE
GROWTH
OF
GIRAFFES
AND
GIRAFFE-CALVES
395
1942 The
cm
The each
5
the
of
years each lines. line,
the
during
Zoo
co-rdinatesym.
cm,
stronger vertical
150
a
with
are
growth
girafe-clves curves
of
6
The
of
of
an
each
cm,
in
girafe-clves
the
is
and
month
cm
10
each
line,
of
horiz ntale
height period,
a
the
by
1948 show
August
To
show
indicated
size
are
months. each
of
after
f.
diagram let er
contiuos
a
The
of
lines.
restrict enter d
and
by
year
each
and
date
its
the
24.IX1942.
by
Adam,
instance:
are
marked
birth,
for
rn,
bo
is
co-rdinatesy m girafe-calf
the
the
months period each
in
Diagram ordinates abscis es three curves
to
name
in
change stronger
each
The
obtain the birth. born
of
growth included. the
the
of
starting indicated curves
the
in
aportinmet growth
even
50
Copenhagen enter d
without
by
cm
a
in
by
regard
of
the
to
year
means
396
Lise has
brown
and
to
up
now
sold.
born
and
in
days
black
The
with
has
Else
Adam,
young,
far
so
She measured
the
of
plenty
fresh
sun,
allow
to
stand
the
it
still,
with
purpose.
The
proved
fresh
surgeôn,
who
we
1,82
and
m
Even
giraffe,
which
the
though
the
all
calves
the
Else
times before
The
seen,
that
the month
early
on
p.
ascent
1949.
the Royal
the
was
Else
was
dry
Thereupon
both
Lise
female,
still here.
18.8.1948,
Else
and
got
took
would
as
she
tried
we
was
had
front-legs
chief
no
not
would
to
rear
for
exclusively
consulted the
this
becoming
veterinary
School in Copenhagen
with
1,70
one
gestation
injection, but
Veterinary
height
a
has
with
395
of
dark,
typical
had
more
dark-brown
generally
immediately
winter.
March,
by
becoming
the
having
and
Grete is
of
it
procured
treated the calf
birth
gestation
mated
diagram
had
father
turned
of
period
months.
After
died three
present,
from birth.
lick
unsatisfactory,
was
from
At
weak
petuitrin
a
He
At
the
on
period
even
pelvis-bone
Calciferol
m,
47
and
days
Hepsol,
later it
was
weight 64 kg.
gradually
The
it.
not
and
born
7,
up
bull-calf,
a
the
legs.
males
sold,
whole
Jersey-cow,
a
knee-joints.
birth
No.
little
did
her
three
were
was
of
kg.
grew
Both of them
result.
good
quite impossible.
from
however,
its
shoot
to
;
be
to
JACOBSEN,
after
shortly
decided
A.
a
the
a
his
on
weight 53,5
calves,
m.
4,12
during
give
to
milk
result,
four
she
distinct dark-
Unrra,
name)
(trauma)
stand
to
for
vitamins
calf
tried
■swollen and stiff in the
Mr.
and
this
We
suck.
calf
in
able
7. Adam and Fao
mother
and
Eva
get any
squeeze
hoping
31.12.1948
air
not
the
to
less
more or
females
and
m
are
birth
no.
that the
whatever
we
given
the
on
fact
interest
it
and
a
got
not
was
1,85
was
Fao and
Grete,
despite
this he
height
GIRAFFE-CALVES
typical Baringo-giraffes.
did
(it
birth he
birth had
at
the
the
hers
AND
GIRAFFES
calves,
like
spots
21.4.1945. At
OF
calves who
these
calf of
consequence of
later.
again
not
of
The third
the
on
GROWTH
had 3
Two
patches.
gradually got
were
is
THE
REVENTLOW,
by
only
and
our
or
almost
less
blackspotted
distinct
remained
whereas
light-brown
spots,
so.
giraffes always
once,
Baringo-
Lise
been
very
always
near
14J4
mated several
calf.
shows
the
after
the
curves
the
growth
is
very
birth and
of
our
giraffe-calves.
irregular,
during
the
It is
rising especially
months of
to
be
during
autumn and