Research Article
An Assessment of Forage Selection by Giraffe Introduced into Umfurudzi Park, Northern Zimbabwe
Table 1
Mapping woody species selected by giraffes during the study period in Umfurudzi Park.
| # | Species name | Family | Browse preferences | Dry season | Wet season | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
| 1 | Acacia karroo | Fabaceae | DS | DS | DS | DS | | | WS | WS | 2 | Balanites aegyptiaca | Zygophyllaceae | | | | | | | | | 3 | Burkea africana | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 4 | Brachystegia boehmii | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bauhinia galpinii | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 6 | Bauhinia petersiana | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 7 | Brachystegia spiciformis | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 8 | Combretum apiculatum | Combretaceae | | | DS | | | | | WS | 9 | Combretum erythrophyllum | Combretaceae | | | | | DS | DS | WS | | 10 | Croton gratissimus | Euphorbiaceae | | | | | | | | | 11 | Combretum hereroense | Combretaceae | DS | | | DS | DS | DS | | | 12 | Combretum imberbe | Combretaceae | | | | | DS | | WS | WS | 13 | Combretum molle | Combretaceae | | DS | | | | | | | 14 | Colophospermum mopane | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 15 | Commiphora mossambicensis | Burseraceae | | | | | | | | | 16 | Diplorhynchus condylocarpon | Apocynaceae | | | | | | | | | 17 | Flueggea virosa | Phyllanthaceae | | | | | | DS | | WS | 18 | Julbernardia globiflora | Fabaceae | | | | | | | | | 19 | Lantana camara | Verbenaceae | | | | | | | | | 20 | Lannea discolour | Anacardiaceae | | | | | | | | | 21 | Olea africana | Oleaceae | | | | | | DS | WS | | 22 | Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia | Phyllanthaceae | | | | DS | | | | | 23 | Piliostigma thonningii | Fabaceae | DS | | | | | | | | 24 | Terminalia brachystemma | Combretaceae | | | | | | | | | 25 | Terminalia sericea | Combretaceae | | | | | | | | | 26 | Terminalia stenostachya | Combretaceae | | | | | | | | | 27 | Vangueria infausta | Rubiaceae | | DS | DS | | | | | | 28 | Ximenia caffra | Olacaceae | | | | | | | | | 29 | Ziziphus mucronata | Rhamnaceae | DS | DS | DS | | | | | |
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DS = dry season; WS = wet season.
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