Parturition and related behaviour in the African elephant.
The behaviour of a female African elephant before and after paturition was observed and photographed in the Isiolo Game Reserve, Kenya. Birth was very rapid (not actually seen). Post-partum activity was characterized by intensive care-giving behaviour in which a few other animals co-operated with the mother. Observations are compared with the few other accounts on the subject.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004606:Elephants; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes; D005260:Female; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors; D014828:Vocalization, Animal