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

NATURE OF THE SPECIES AND HOUSING

 The nature of the concerned wild animal species has to be given more significance when ever a proper housing arrangement is made.

• Chimpanzees generally are reluctant to approach the water resources except for the drinking purposes. Hence, wet moats are generally preferred ones whenever housing arrangements are made for them.
• Giraffe do not swim and hence will not have inclination to cross the water moat. Further, the Giraffe are generally reluctant to step over the barriers and also have been very rarely observed to step over the shallow ditch. Similarly, Giraffe can extend the neck to a great extent during the attempting of trying to receive food material if any given by visitor. Hence, during the construction of housing facilities for species like this, all considerations have to be given to such nature of this species.
• Wet moats with resting platforms appear to be the must in case of housing arrangements for felids like tigers.