Wallows for Buffalo

In: Wildlife Research, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 555

Abstract

It would appear that buffaloes wallow for two reasons: (1) when there is water about, all buffaloes
wallow at some time between 1000 and 1500 h; (2) when insect attack is severe, buffaloes will wallow
at any time, even at night. The location of the animal, whether in a wallow or in shade, does not
have any significant effect on the internal (rectal) temperature of the animal. In the present study,
the buffaloes' preference for wallows indicates that shade may not be as good as a wallow in lowering
body temperatures on hotter days.