The giraffe: new perspectives on a ‘well-known’ species
8 July 2014
Huxley Lecture Theatre, ZSL London Zoo
6pm – 7.45pm
FREE
Compared with other megaherbivores, the giraffe has not been subject to significant study in the past and, as a consequence, it is less well-known than we might think. Recently,
however, significant new and innovative research has been published in major journals. This meeting will bring together an international group of scientists, who will demonstrate the breadth of the new research by describing recent advances in giraffe biology,
from the taxon level (classification and conservation), through population-scale social organisation (long-term studies and social networks) to individual behaviours (observations of REM sleep).
Talks and speakers:
REM-sleep as indicator for stress in Giraffe
Florian Sicks, Curator of Mammals, Tierpark Berlin
Life history of Thornicroft’s giraffe
Fred B. Bercovitch, Primate Research Institute & Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
Reticulated giraffe: you don't know what you've got till it's gone
John B Doherty, Project Coordinator, Reticulated Giraffe Project
This meeting will be chaired by Russell Seymour, IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group
Three-course dinner with the speakers
A dinner will follow this Science and Conservation Event and everyone is welcome.
Dinner is £35 per person (includes two glasses of wine). A booking form can be
found here.
This Science and Conservation event is free; seating is allocated on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5pm.
We hope to see you there!
Many thanks
Megan
Megan Orpwood-Russell
Scientific Events Co-ordinator
Zoological Society London
Regents Park, London NW1 4RY
Tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 74496411
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