They include six black bears, two big grizzlies, three mountain lions and two wolves. But his collection goes beyond indigenous American animals. The cramped cages in his zoo compound also contain assorted primates and, more ominously, 17 African lions and 18 Bengal tigers. None of them are ...
1. The African wild dog 2. Threats 3. Current conservation strategies, realities and problems 4. Tackling the problem 5. Maximising genetic diversity 6. Improving social cohesion pack health & reproduction 7. Hybrid conservation management approach 8. Conclusion CRediT authorship contribution statement ...
500 elephants both in the wild and in captivity found that the median life span for an African elephant in azoowas 16.9 years, whereas African elephants on anaturepreserve died of natural causes at a median age of 56 years"(Zoos: Pitiful Prisons). Hence, captivity does not save an animal...
(Giraffa camelopardalis) bear scars from lions (Panthera leo)39, 25% of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) bear claw and bite marks from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)40, and 100% of manta rays (Manta alfredi) bear multiple bite wounds from sharks41. From an evolutionary perspective, ...
Often charismatic large carnivore populations, like those of Asiatic lions (Panthera leo) and tigers are intensively managed through habitat manipulations, health care interventions, baiting, and regulating social mortality in PA’s of India22,40. Such well-meaning management interventions can inflate lo...
[107]. This may indicate that the life-cycle ofUncinariaspp. is not fully understood and that transmission also occurs in other ways - male sea lions do move among breeding beaches [105], so transmission involving males could homogenise parasite population genetic structure. Hence, population ...
Space and habitat use of the African elephant in the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem, Tanzania: Implications for conservation As migratory animals, sustainable management of African elephant populations, both within and around protected areas, is a major challenge in the conservat... V Galanti,D Preatoni...
the short answer is yes, but it's more complex than you think. just like in people, nonverbal communication is important in all animals, including elephants. and so that would be different for the three different species of elephants. so it's an african elephants, forest elephants, and ...
Roaring and social communication in African lions: the limitations imposed by listeners. Anim Behav. 2001;62:93–8. 62. East ML, Hofer H. Loud calling in a female-dominated mammalian society: II. Behavioural contexts and functions of whooping of spotted hyaenas, Crocuta crocuta. Anim Behav. ...