Leuthold W
Z Tierpsychol. 1978 Jun;47(2):194-216. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1978.tb01831.x.
The social organization of the gerenuk in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, is characterized by single adult male on territories encompassing their entire home ranges, small female-groups of variable composition, often associated with territorial male, and small groups of subadult male. There appear to be no non-territorial adult male ("bachelors"). Subadult male wander about considerably, often alone, before they succeed in taking over a territory. Territorial male perform linked urination/defecation and mark dry twigs with the antorbital gland secretion. Agonistic and courtship behaviour resemble those of other gazelles. Mother-young relations conform to the "hider type" among bovids.
在肯尼亚察沃东部国家公园，长颈羚的社会组织具有以下特点：成年雄性个体独自占据包含其整个活动范围的领地；雌性个体组成小型群体，群体构成多变，且常与领地雄性个体相伴；还有小型的亚成年雄性群体。似乎不存在无领地的成年雄性个体（“单身汉”）。亚成年雄性个体在成功占领一片领地之前，会频繁四处游荡，常常独自行动。领地雄性个体会进行排尿和排便相连的行为，并通过眶前腺分泌物标记干枯的树枝。争斗行为和求偶行为与其他瞪羚相似。母子关系符合牛科动物中的“隐藏型”。
