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BREEDING ENDANGERED SPECIES I N CAPTIVITY

BREEDING ENDANGERED SPECIES I N CAPTIVITY Panthera uncia a t Helsinki Zoo 1967-1976 ILKKA KOIVIST0,I CARL WAHLBERG2 & P E R T T I M U U R O N E N S lDirector, 2Veterinariar?, and Technical Assistarit, Helsinki Zoo, SF-00570 Helsinki 57, Finland same source as the 9 and was also wild caught. He The Snow leopard Pcntkera tincia, of which there had apparently been injured during capture and are about 160 in captivity (see Census), is considered a di6cult species to keep. Breeding has had two toes missing from the hind foot and an injured metatarsus. His limp has worsened with been only sporadic and the cubs have generally been hand-reared (Frueh, 1968; Marma & age and changes in the weather, so that for some years past we have not been able to put him on Yunchis, 1968; Kitchener et al., 1975). This paper view. Vilma, on the other hand, remains in describes the conditions at Helsinki Zoo which excellent condition and even her teeth are still since 1967 have led to an almost uninterrupted perfect. sequence of 19 births, comprising 42 cubs, inIn the period immediately after his arrival, cluding a number of second generation offspring Ville was not given outdoor http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Zoo Yearbook Wiley

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Wiley
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Copyright © 1977 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0074-9664
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1748-1090
DOI
10.1111/j.1748-1090.1977.tb00863.x
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Panthera uncia a t Helsinki Zoo 1967-1976 ILKKA KOIVIST0,I CARL WAHLBERG2 & P E R T T I M U U R O N E N S lDirector, 2Veterinariar?, and Technical Assistarit, Helsinki Zoo, SF-00570 Helsinki 57, Finland same source as the 9 and was also wild caught. He The Snow leopard Pcntkera tincia, of which there had apparently been injured during capture and are about 160 in captivity (see Census), is considered a di6cult species to keep. Breeding has had two toes missing from the hind foot and an injured metatarsus. His limp has worsened with been only sporadic and the cubs have generally been hand-reared (Frueh, 1968; Marma & age and changes in the weather, so that for some years past we have not been able to put him on Yunchis, 1968; Kitchener et al., 1975). This paper view. Vilma, on the other hand, remains in describes the conditions at Helsinki Zoo which excellent condition and even her teeth are still since 1967 have led to an almost uninterrupted perfect. sequence of 19 births, comprising 42 cubs, inIn the period immediately after his arrival, cluding a number of second generation offspring Ville was not given outdoor

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International Zoo Yearbook – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 1977

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