Zoos, Circuses, Safaris: A Gallery of Captivity

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Peter:

30. 10. 2014

On Wednesday night, Thursday, a young male malaysian tiger Johann arrived at the zoo in Prague. If everything goes well, breeders will join Johann with the Prague female Banya, who has not yet given birth to any young.

"The Malay Tigers are currently only 17 in Europe, of which the overwhelming majority of them are close relatives. In our breed we have an unrelated male who, unfortunately, behaves aggressively against females, "says Pavel Brandl, the mammoth curator of the Prague Zoo.

The Prague Zoo decided, in cooperation with the Parc des Félins zoo in Nesles, France, to exchange one of their females Radja for their males and to create new breeding pairs. Both Banya and Radja should be given the opportunity to give birth to their first pups.

"In Prague Zoo, a new male should be seen in the exhibition from the second half of November. The connection with the female Banya will depend on her husband, but it is unlikely to happen until next year, "adds Pavel Brandl.

Malay tigers have been known for science since 2004, and as their name suggests, they are found only on the Malaysian peninsula, of about 700 individuals. The Prague Zoo is breeding since 2006, when the female Radja came from the zoo in Halle. A year later, female Banya followed, and last year, Kawi, who came from Lok Kawi Wildlife Park in Sabah (Borneo), arrived.




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