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Ethology study of breeding bevy of the Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Zoo Ohrada
STUPKOVÁ, Veronika
The Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) from the Phoenicopteridae family belongs to relatively common inmates of zoological gardens. It is naturally occurred in parts of Africa, southern Europe, south-west and south Asia. Successful breeding in the zoo depends on detailed knowledge of its biology. Presented work is a contribution to the knowledge of breeding ethology of this species. The work has taken place in zoo Ohrada since 29th April to 1st July 2010 in whole range of 62 hours. The main aim of this work was to find out how long the birds are pursuing every single activity depending on concrete term and depending on the sex. It was used the method of the direct observation. There were five pairs observed, the birds were observed in three terms ? first term is the brood-term, second term is the term of sitting on the nest with the baby bird and the third term is the term when the juveniles move into herds (cr?ches). There were two egg losses by two pairs. There were determined 15 types of activity. The results were processed statistically, it was realized the analysis of variance for single terms and sexes. Time of pursuing single activities was different between single terms. No differences were found between the behavior of males and females.

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