and in fact considers them to be more generalist than either Connochaetes spp. or Damaliscus. A vet who examined the digestive tract of several hirola concluded that they were well adapted to eating dry region grasses and roughage. They feed on the dominant grasses of the region and Kingdon (1982) believes that quantity is more important than quality in the hirola's diet.

Hirola are often found in association with other species, particularly oryx, Grant's gazelle,