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Aspekty reprodukcie slona afrického (Loxodonta africana) vo voľnej prírode a v ľudskej starostlivosti
Kováčiková, Ivana
The bachelor thesis Aspects of the Reproduction of the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Wilds and in Captivity deals with the reproduction of the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) and various issues affecting it. The text focuses on the collection, study and assessment of literature related to the reproduction of the African bush elephant living in the wilds and in zoological gardens. It also points out the importance of the development and support of the reproduction of the African bush elephants, for the amount of the animals still living in the wilds is decreasing. The first part describes the general characteristics of the African bush elephant. Its subparts deal with zoological classification, evolution, anatomy, diet and communication system. The following part focuses on the reproduction of the animals and the related social behaviour thereof. The text further elaborates on musth, heat, mating, gravidity and birth, as well as on the development of the young after they are born. The thesis concludes with the evaluation of the current state of breeding of the African bush elephant in captivity and issues related to it.

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