African Herbivores Course
The African herbivores course is designed to give students an understanding of the basic ecology and biology of common herbivores in Africa.
These include browsers, grazers, white rhino, black rhino, folivores, nectarivores, pollenivores, granivores, frugivores, Howler Monkey, Okapi, African Grey Parrots, Fruit Bats, Elephant, Zebra, Giraffe, Wldebeest, Kudu, Hippo, Cape Buffalo, Camels, Impala, Gemsbok, Buck, and Eland.
Herbivores are animals that consume plant matter in order to sustain themselves. Within the herbivorous dietary specialisation are “browsers” and “grazers” which categorises animals according to the type of vegetation they consume.