Research Article
Feeding Preference and Habitat Association of Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) in Nechisar National Park, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Seasonal distribution of individual waterbucks in each habitat.
| | Age and sex | Seasons | | Wet season | Dry season | | Grassland (B1) | Wetland (B2) | Bush land (B3) | Riverine forest (B4) | Total | Grassland (B1) | Wetland (B2) | Bush land (B3) | Riverine forest (B4) | Total |
| | Adult male | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | | Adult female | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 31 | | Subadult male | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | | Subadult female | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total | 29 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 69 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 61 |
| | Total individual waterbucks observed in the whole study period | 130 |
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