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Daytime activity patterns of gerenuk and giraffe in Tsavo National Park, Kenya

Authors: Barbara M. Leuthold; Walter Leuthold;

Daytime activity patterns of gerenuk and giraffe in Tsavo National Park, Kenya

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SummaryIndividual daytime activity patterns of gerenuks (Litocranius walleri) and giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) varied considerably, being influenced by such factors as the social environment, reproductive status, predators, and weather conditions. In male gerenuks and female giraffes, relative feeding time per day was inversely correlated with ambient temperature at 14.00 hours; the same relationship applied to mean distance moved per hour by female giraffes. Gerenuks commonly lay down during rain; this probably serves to reduce heat loss. Most individual daily activity patterns showed some degree of alternation between feeding and ruminating, which is probably characteristic of ruminants generally. In the pooled data, this is evident qualitatively in gerenuks, particularly males, but it is difficult to substantiate quantitatively. In both species, females spent more time feeding than males in the daytime.RésuméL'activité diurne de plusieurs gérénuks (gazelles girafes) et girafes variait individuelle‐ment et entre différents jours, sous I'influence de divers facteurs tels que l'environne‐ment social, la condition reproductive, la présence de prédateurs, et le temps. Les m5les du gérénuk et les femelles de la girafe manifestaient une corrélation inverse entre la température à 14.00 heures et la durée relative du broutement diurne. Une relation correspondante s'appliquait à la distance moyenne couverte par heure par des girafes femelles. Les gérénuks se couchaient souvent pendant des chutes de pluie, ce qui réduit probablement les pertes de chaleur. En général, broutement et rumination alternaient en phases assez prononcées pendant un jour; ceci est probablement caractéristique des ruminants, une conséquence de leur mode d'alimentation. Cette alternation se manifeste bien dans les résultats qualitatifs, mais elle est difficile à confirmer quantitativement. Chez les deux espèces les femelles passaient plus de temps en broutant que les mâes durant la journée.

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