Selected Mixed Species Exhibits of Primates in German ... - DPZ
Selected Mixed Species Exhibits of Primates in German ... - DPZ
Selected Mixed Species Exhibits of Primates in German ... - DPZ
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Association 3<br />
Associated<br />
species<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce July 2001<br />
Common<br />
marmoset<br />
(Callithrix<br />
jacchus)<br />
Green iguana<br />
(Iguana iguana)<br />
Russian (Horsfield`s)<br />
tortoise<br />
(Agrionemys<br />
horsfieldii)<br />
Initial group<br />
structure<br />
3 males<br />
2 females<br />
5 juveniles and<br />
<strong>in</strong>fants (all age<br />
classes)<br />
Development <strong>of</strong><br />
group structure<br />
until present<br />
breed regularly<br />
1 male unchanged<br />
4 males<br />
3 females<br />
unchanged<br />
Measurements<br />
and structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> outdoor<br />
enclosure<br />
15 m 2<br />
natural ground<br />
with several<br />
bushes, ropes<br />
and branches<br />
• Problems and risks (animals, technical, vet. medical): no major problems<br />
Dortmund<br />
Zoo Dortmund, Mergelteichstraße 80, D-44225 Dortmund<br />
2 Associations selected here<br />
Association 1<br />
Associated<br />
species<br />
s<strong>in</strong>ce 1989<br />
Giant anteater<br />
(Myrmecophaga<br />
tridactyla)<br />
Owl monkey<br />
(Aotus<br />
trivirgatus)<br />
Two toed sloth<br />
(Choloepus<br />
didactylus)<br />
T. Ziegler: <strong>Selected</strong> <strong>Mixed</strong> <strong>Species</strong> <strong>Exhibits</strong> <strong>in</strong> Zoological Gardens<br />
Initial group<br />
structure<br />
1 male<br />
1 female<br />
1 <strong>of</strong>fspr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
several<br />
2 males<br />
1 female<br />
Development <strong>of</strong><br />
group structure<br />
until present<br />
4 females<br />
2 juveniles<br />
1 male<br />
1 female<br />
2 males<br />
1 female<br />
Measurements<br />
and structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> outdoor<br />
enclosure<br />
only giant<br />
anteater have<br />
access to outdoor<br />
enclosure<br />
Measurements<br />
and structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>door<br />
enclosure<br />
10 m 2<br />
sealed concrete<br />
floor, covered<br />
with sawdust;<br />
ropes and natural<br />
branches<br />
Measurements<br />
and structure<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>door<br />
enclosure<br />
five enclosures <strong>in</strong><br />
a hall with a<br />
transparent ro<strong>of</strong><br />
construction<br />
(acryl-glass);<br />
branches, rest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
platforms;<br />
enclosures associated<br />
with planted<br />
areas<br />
• Special measures at the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> association: unknown<br />
• Special behavioural observations (<strong>in</strong>tra- or <strong>in</strong>terspecific): While lack<strong>in</strong>g a female<br />
conspecific, a s<strong>in</strong>gle male owl monkey established and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed a close sociopositive relationship<br />
to a male sloth. This relationship was term<strong>in</strong>ated when a female owl monkey<br />
was added <strong>in</strong> 2002.<br />
• Problems and risks (animals, technical, vet. medical): no major problems<br />
Primate Report 64, December 2002 13
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