Activity Budgets of Impala (Aepyceros melampus) in Closed Environments: The Mukuvisi Woodland Experience, Zimbabwe

Table 2

The mean (± SE) proportion of time (%) spent on different activities by impala social groups for the dry and wet season.

Activity	Dry season	Wet season	𝐹1,262	𝑃
Vigilant	15.35±0.53	15.013±0.54	0.197	0.658
Foraging	30.88±0.75	31.723±0.77	0.613	0.434
Resting	9.51±0.23	10.978±0.24	19.340	0.0001**
Ruminating	8.34±0.22	8.356±0.23	0.003	0.953
Grooming	5.59±0.23	6.323±0.24	4.830	0.029*
Flight	5.69±0.15	4.473±0.15	33.944	0.0001**
Excretion	6.96±0.17	5.140±0.18	54.029	0.0001**
Moving	9.33±0.22	8.155±0.22	14.035	0.0001**
Others	6.89±0.19	7.422±0.19	3.975	0.047*

Statistical significance (P value), ∗P < 0.05, ∗∗P < 0.001.