Table 1 Average adult female weights of lion prey species detected during monthly Western Corridor census surveys [98]
Common name | Scientific name | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|
Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | 800 |
Buffalo | Syncerus caffer | 450 |
Zebra | Equus quagga | 250 |
Wildebeest | Connochaetes taurinus | 170 |
Topi | Damaliscus lunatus | 120 |
Waterbuck | Kobus ellipsiprymnus | 180 |
Warthog | Phacochoerus aethiopicusafricanus | 60 |
Grant’s gazelle | Nanger granti | 55 |
Impala | Aepyceros melampus | 50 |
Thomson’s gazelle | Eudorcas thomsonii | 20 |
Olive baboon | Papio anubis | 20 |