Browsing SDZWA Research Publications by Subject "CARE OF YOUNG"
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Developmental milestones among African elephant calves on their first day of life...We show that calves born in a zoo stand and walk on their own for the first time at the same age as those born in the wild. Calves born in the zoo take a little longer until first successful nursing, but the difference in age between wild and zoo is not statistically significant....