Grazing animals allocate the time spent on different behaviours according
to nutritional requirements, the stocking density, the distribution and availability
of food and the perceived threat of predation. From the literature, there are many data on
the grazing behaviour of cattle, sheep and goats in the temperate and tropical zones. These
animal species may devote about 60% of the daylight time feeding, 20-26% walking and
12-20% resting (Schlecht et al., 2006). Much less is known about the grazing behaviour and
grazing time of the buffalo. The analysis of the diurnal activity of African buffalo (Syncerus
caffer) of Kruger national Park (South Africa) showed that the animals spent approximately
40% of the time grazing, 30% resting and 30% standing and ruminating (Ryan and Jordaan,