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Analýza chovu žirafy Rothschildovy (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) v Zoo Ostrava
Sikorová roz. Valečková, Eliška
In 2014, a breeding group of giraffes was observed in Ostravian zoo. The aim of the observation was to monitor and evaluate individual activities of the animals during the day. The observation took place in both winter and summer season. Elements of behavior had been recorded for four days in each season and compared thereafter. The conclusion of the monitoring is that the most frequent element of behavior was food and water intake, followed by standing, walking and other motion, and often licking of other objects ocurred. Less frequent was excretion and the least frequent sexual behavior. Notes on morphology, bionomy, worldwide distribution, and quantities of giraffes in zoos are summarized and personal evaluation of breeding in Ostrava zoo is mentioned.
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The breeding analysis of birds order Ciconiiformes and Phoenicopteriformes in the Ohrada Zoo
STUPKOVÁ, Veronika
Birds belonging to the orders Ciconiiformes and Phoenicopteriformes are common inmates of zoological gardens. There are 12 species of the order Ciconiiformes and 1 species of the order Phoenicopteriformes bred in the Ohrada Zoo. All these species bred in the zoo are found in the Old World chiefly. The successful breeding of mentioned species depends on detailed knowledge of their biology and on providing appropriate breeding conditions. This thesis is an effort for complete analysis of the history and the present of breeding mentioned species in the Ohrada Zoo. The main aim of this thesis was to evaluate the success of nesting of birds mentioned orders in relation to breeding conditions in the zoo according to all available data processing; and to evaluate the success of nesting season of the year 2012 according to watching nesting of the birds in mentioned year. The own watching was carried out since 9th April to 30th June 2012. There are 6 species in this zoo which breed successfully regularly: the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), the Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), the Black-crown Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), the Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) and the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus). One species ? the Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) bred for the very first time in this zoo in 2012. Especially successful is the Greater Flamingo breeding in the Ohrada Zoo. The Eurasian Spoonbill, The Black-crown Night-heron, the Glossy Ibis and the Cattle Egret breeding is successful in relation to breeding conditions in this zoo, too. The nesting season of the year 2012 was exceptionally successful for the Cattle Egrets, the Eurasian Spoonbills and the Glossy Ibises, on the contrary this nesting season was not very successful for the Little Egrets.
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