Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

[Rishi]

(01-21-2018, 02:23 PM)Amnon242 Wrote: Yes, he is from Zoo Ostrava (Czech Republic). BTW I think that Jamvan and his females are brother and sisters (?)...

Indian lions have been kept in the zoo in Ostrava since 2006 when a young male (* 2003) was brought from the zoo in Paignton. During the autumn of 2006, a female (* 2003) from the Eskilstuna Zoo in Sweden joined. Lion couple together lived harmoniously for several years, unfortunately failed to multiply it. In a special examination carried out by the staff of the Berlin Institute (IZW) in 2010, it was found that a female has unoperable ovarian cysts that prevent it from being trapped. That is why, at the recommendation of the EEP retention coordinator for Indian lions in 2011, we brought a new young lion (* 2007) from Rotterdam.

However, even youngsters have not been able to breed youngsters. In 2013, the animals were examined by colleagues from IZW and the results were positive in this case - both animals are well and fruitful. The female has since birthed twice (for the first time on 9 March 2015, the second time on 8 January 2016). Each time it was one female (female), lively and developed, which the mother had cleansed, but she did not have enough extra experience to take care of her baby. In both cases the cub died on the second day. Because it is a very rare and endangered species in the wild, any unnatural human intervention is excluded when rearing young animals. As in the case of other beasts, even in the case of lions, the first litters of the female are often unable to bred, but gain valuable parental experience and skills through gradual learning. This is in line with the lifecycle of many mammalian species who are taught their parental responsibilities.

Breeders promise to relocate the Ostrava male to help Indian lions both in Prague and Ostrava. The male left with the consent of the Indian lion breeding coordinator at a time when his partner is hopeful and he is burned and needs enough rest for the anticipated birth and subsequent offspring of the young. At the same time, the Ostrava male can be linked to Prague females in the meantime. We believe that thanks to this cooperation we can wait for the first litter of Indian lion born in the Czech Republic - whether in Ostrava or in Prague.

No... Jamvan , the two females Ginni & Suchi are unrelated breeding pair. But they grew up together. This has resulted in a pseudo brother-sister effect, very commonly seen in captivity, where the animals don't mate if they are kept together forever (like what happened in Ostrava zoo).

That's why that lion Sohan was brought to Prague. Basically to make Jamvan feel competed against him. 

Classic "make jealous" technique... 

You have more pics of Sohan?

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