Giraffe numbers double in SA even as they decline on rest of African continent
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To understand why giraffes have lost more than 80% of some of their subspecie populations in Africa and are facing extinction in the wild researchers at the University of the Free State in South Africa are looking into their strange ââpatchwork grazingâ habit â eating in one area but avoiding an identical area.
Researchers at the University of the Free State in South Africa are using drones and GPS tracking devices to establish giraffe eating and movement patterns.
This has shown that giraffes will eat in some areas and avoid others with exactly the same vegetation. This strange behaviour lies at the heart of the research and researchers hope it may offer insights into why giraffe numbers are plummeting.