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What happens if a mother giraffe leaves her baby for a while?

Retry Correct Incorrect As CNN reported, research from 2021 disproved the long-held belief that giraffes aren’t social animals. Because while male giraffes typically only bond with their mothers, female giraffes can bond with each other and watch over each other’s young. Most poignantly, female giraffes will deeply mourn calves who die in their group, even if the calf isn’t their own.

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What happens if a mother giraffe leaves her baby for a while?

• Another female giraffe will care for the calf
• The calf won’t stop following her
• The giraffe’s father will take over for it
• The other giraffes ignore it because they don’t form close connections