VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

PLANNED BREEDING OF WILD ANIMALS

This is an important feature to be taken care of during the mating of wild animals. To have a planned breeding of wild animals, one should understand the reproductive biology of the concerned wild animal species.

Animal	Age of puberty	Estrus related feature	Gestation period
Elephant		16 weeks estrus cycle	22 months
Tiger	3.5 – 5 years	Polyestrus	98 – 114 days
Leopard		Polyestrus	98 – 105 days
Lion	3-6 years	Polyestrus	98 – 114 days
Cheetah	14-16 months	Seasonally Polyestrus	90 – 95 days
Jungle cat		Probably Polyestrus	66 days
Spotted deer	16-18 months		210 – 225 days
Sambar deer	16 months		240 days