The Feeding Behaviour of Giraffe in Niger

Ciofolo, Isabelle; Pendu, Yvonnick Le

doi:10.1515/mamm.2002.66.2.183

Cited by 25 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Our results support previous findings that giraffes do feed from the herb layer (Pienaar, ; Ciofolo & Le Pendu, ; Du Toit, ). However, our short‐term study indicates that grazing seems not to be an exceptional event.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis ) is usually described as an exclusive browser, feeding only on shrubs and trees, preferrably between 2 and 5 m above ground (Lamprey, ; McNaughton & Georgiadis, ; Ciofolo & Le Pendu, ). Although browsing seems to be an easier form of feeding for giraffes in terms of accessibility and vigilance (Young & Isbell, ), a few studies mention that the giraffe also ‘very occasionally’ feeds on grass (Pienaar, ; Du Toit, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Grazing behaviour of the giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Seeber

Ndlovu

Duncan

et al. 2012

African Journal of Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Grazing behaviour of the giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Seeber

Ndlovu

Duncan

et al. 2012

African Journal of Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…However, in the absence of predator in this Niger case study, spatial distribution and movements throughout season and year are better explained by nutritional factors, as suggested by Ciofolo and Le Pendu (2002) but also by Pellew (1984) for Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi in Tanzania or Fennessy et al (2003) for Girafa camelopardalis angolensis, in Namibia.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…This unique situation where giraffes and humans cohabit in the same area does not seem to have posed any problems in the past: ''giraffes, farmers, pastoralists, and domestic herds lived alongside each other in a totally peaceful way'' (Ciofolo 1991(Ciofolo , 1995Ciofolo et al 2000). An eco-ethological study of the feeding behaviour of the White giraffe in 1992 and 1993 also made no reference to crops being fed upon by giraffes Ciofolo and Le Pendu (2002). However, this study was based only on diurnal observations, and in 1997 complaints about damage caused at night to cowpea harvests and mangoes were reported (Laboureau 1997).…”

Section: Context and Study Objectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The last African white giraffes live in farmers’ fields

et al. 2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The giraffe population (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Niger is the last representative of the peralta sub-species which lived throughout West Africa at the beginning of the twentieth century. Protected since the 1970s, giraffes cohabit with humans in cultivated landscapes. This may not have appeared to pose many problems in the past, but the relationship between farmers and giraffes has deteriorated with the expansion of cultivated land and that of the giraffe population, with reported cases of giraffes damaging crops. A survey was conducted in all the affected villages in the Kouré area to establish the nature, severity and distribution of the damage and to evaluate the local populations' perception of the problem. Cowpeas are fed upon in the field at harvest time and in the granaries, as well as ripe mangoes, during the most critical period for giraffes' nutrition. The vast majority of farmers interviewed consider giraffes to be rather a problem in spite of tourism revenues they can obtain from them. This opinion has individually little correlation with damage rate on crops or easy access to tourism revenues. The damage risk factors are first and foremost considered as uncontrollable by the farmers, even if technical protection measures could easily be put in place locally. The inter-relationships between the socio-economic context and the way the problem is perceived are discussed.

show abstract

“…However, a species that exists alongside people, livestock and wild ungulates – the giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata de Winston) – has been thought to escape such resource overlap with either wildlife or livestock (Ciofolo & Le Pendu, ). This is primarily due to giraffe's capacity to feed on vegetation out of reach of other ruminants, and its ability to travel long distances in search of forage (du Toit, ; Young & Isbell, ; Bond & Loffell, ; Woolnough & du Toit, ; Parker & Bernard, ; Fennessy, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foraging ecologies of giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) and camels (Camelus dromedarius) in northern Kenya: effects of habitat structure and possibilities for competition?

2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The foraging ecologies of reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) and domestic camels (Camelus dromedarius) were examined in the Laikipia District of Kenya, where these species have recently become sympatric. Camels increased popularity in the region has lead to concerns about their environmental impacts and possible competition with wild giraffe for resources. We gathered foraging data on both species using 2-min group scans that recorded feeding heights and plant food preferences. Transects sampled the vegetation in areas where foraging observations were recorded. Giraffe females feed at lower elevations than males, while female camels feed below both sexes of giraffe. There was very little observed overlap in food preferences between the species. However, habitat type has an effect on foraging ecologies of both giraffe sexes, but habitat did not influence camel foraging. Camel herder husbandry techniques also influence camel foraging dynamics. These findings have important implications in achieving the twin objectives of wildlife conservation and pastoralist livestock production in northern Kenya. R esum eL' ecologie alimentaire de la girafe r eticul ee (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) et celle du dromadaire (Camelus dromedarius) ont et e etudi ees dans le District de Laikipia, aires. Les techniques d' elevage des dromadaires influencent aussi la dynamique alimentaire des dromadaires. Ces r esultats ont d'importantes implications pour atteindre le double objectif de la conservation de la faune sauvage et de la production d'un b etail pastoral dans le nord du Kenya.

show abstract

The Feeding Behaviour of Giraffe in Niger

Cited by 25 publications

References 0 publications

Grazing behaviour of the giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

Grazing behaviour of the giraffe in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

The last African white giraffes live in farmers’ fields

Foraging ecologies of giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) and camels (Camelus dromedarius) in northern Kenya: effects of habitat structure and possibilities for competition?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About