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The ethological study in a selected lemur species
ŽAHOUROVÁ, Petra
Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) lives in the south and southwest of Madagascar. It is species of an half-ape which is frugivorous and folivorous. They make up multi-male and multi-female social group where dominate females above males. The work have taken place in Zoo Jihlava since May to November 2009. Observation have been always three hours morning and three hours afternoon in random choice days independently on weather and only in interior lemur-run. It was used the method of the direct observation. Observation was focused on mutual expulsion of individuals and on displays which have connection with expulsion like submissive vocalism and falling back. It was observed some grooming, contact, game and food in-take. The main aim of this work was number evaluation of expulsion and evaluate the influence of expulsion on the time spending by food in-take, contact, grooming and game. By the observation was found that in the Zoo Jihlava expulsion individuals spend about 1,88 pc time of in-take, about 3,5 pc time of contact, about 3,09 pc of grooming less but then about 0,24 pc of game more. Two years old female called Matylda separated the others at full fart and the most expulsion individual was twelve years old male called Pepa.
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