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Evaluation of breeding of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the Czech Republic
VÁŇOVÁ, Jana
The aim of this work was to evaluate breeding of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in the zoos of the Czech Republic according to the yearbooks of zoological gardens. Breeding of cheetah has started in the Czech Republic (zoo Praha) in 1933.. Plzeň zoo has been breeding the subspecies Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii from 2010, the other zoos do not mention subspecies. The total number of cheetahs bred in the zoos in the Czech Republic is 17 individuals to 31.12.2012. This number of individuals is also the long term average from the beginning of breeding. The highest number of cheetahs (25 individuals) was bred in the years 1972-1975. and then in the years 2004-2007, with the peak of 34 cheetahs in 2005. The lowest number of cheetahs was bred in the Czech zoos in the years 1995-1997, it was 9 cheetahs. Nowadays cheetahs have been bred in 5 zoos in the Czech Republic: Dvůr Králové, Olomouc, Ústí nad Labem, Praha and Plzeň. Number of cheetahs in private breeding in the Czech Republic consisted almost 50 % of cheetahs kept in zoos to 31.12.2012. Number of bred cheetahs in the Czech zoos creates 1 % of bred cheetahs in zoos all over the world. Breeding cheetah cubs was successful in 3 Czech zoos Dvůr Králové, Praha and Olomouc. Zoo Dvůr Králové zoo is the 7th most successful zoo in breeding of cubs in the European scale. There was born 63 cheetah cubs from the first breeding in 1988 to 2012. On the second place there is Praha zoo. Breeding of cheetah cubs began here in 1972 and it was one of the 3 zoos in the world where breeding cubs was successful at that time. In 1972-2012 there were born 53 cubs. Praha zoo is the 9th most successful zoo in breeding cubs in European scale. Olomouc zoo bred first cheetahs in 2004 and 18 cubs were born here up to 2012.
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Reproduction strategy of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) focused on the reproduction and mother behaviour in captivity.
ŠEBKOVÁ, Lenka
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the biggest terrestrial carnivore, which inhabiting arctic parts of land, where hunting especially seals. Season of reproduction proceed in the spring. Female breeding in the winter, from November to the end of December or later, most often two cubs. Cubs stay with mother until their 2,5 years. This study consists in analysis of breeding record from man-made den in Brno Zoo. Videorecord entrap maternity behaviour of mother to cubs and their contacts with mother. Behaviour category: behaviour of mother before birth of cubs, movements of mother, communication between mother and cubs, duration last of female replay on sounds of cubs. Because of small size of cubs there were analysed only volume of loudness, contact vocalizations and expressive sounds manifestations. Results of videorecord monitoring: female contact with cubs was absolutely continuous in first two days, if mother was away from cubs, it left them in place. When cubs were left of mother, than behaved very unquiet, sleeping period was prolonging with the age of
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