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ArticleEcology and evolution2024

Activitybudget and foraging patterns ofNubian giraffe (

Consolata G Gitau, Judith S Mbau, Robinson K Ngugi, Emmanuel Ngumbi, Arthur B Muneza

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Consolata G GitauDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2112-9180
Judith S MbauDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.
Robinson K NgugiDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology (LARMAT) University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya.
Emmanuel NgumbiAfrica Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW) Kenya Nairobi Kenya.
Arthur B MunezaGiraffe Conservation Foundation Nairobi Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-1820

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Abstract

The activity budget of giraffe in various African populations has been studied extensively, revealing that it is affected by body size, foraging patterns, and sex. Foraging patterns show an animal's feeding choices in its environment and are influenced by resource availability, competition, and predation risk. The ability of giraffe to survive and reproduce is significantly impacted by the variation in activity budget and foraging across different ecosystems. Our study focused on evaluating the seasonal activity budgets and foraging patterns of Nubian giraffe in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya. We used the scan sampling method to record the activity budget of giraffe which included foraging, movement, resting, and drinking water. We then evaluated if activities varied with the seasons. A total of 11,280 activities were documented, with 4560 (40.4%) occurring during the dry season and 6720 (59.6%) during the wet season. Foraging accounted for 53% of the time budget during the dry season, but increased to 57% during the wet season. There was a slight drop in records of movement (22%;

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activity time budgetforage selectionGiraffa camelopardalisKenyaLake Nakuru National ParkNubian giraffe

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