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Go here to download, Pacarana Minimum Husbandry Go here to download, Manual Veterinario De Campo Para Go here to download. Available at web site (DOC): Standards for Keeping in CaptivityCeleste (Dusty) Lombardi There were 112 living specimens (53.57.3) housed in 46 institutions as of 01 March 2013. Adrienne Miller (2001). CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne (BOOK). or:Available at web site (PDF); Go here to order, Long-nosed Bandicoot Husbandry Translatedby BdZ: Andr Gestation is approximately 5 months (130-150 days) Life expectancy in captivity is 10-12 years, 6-9 years in the wild. January 24, 2022. Manual 74ppAvailable at web site (PDF): This Husbandry Manual Register is in two parts; 1. Click on the the Assistance of Beate Rettberg-Beck. Go here to download Provision of protection from fear and distress 14. Alan Shoemaker, Mike Dulaney and Gary Noble (2001). - Portuguese version)Alan H. 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It is an initiative of the Giantanteater conservation project (Proyecto de Conservacin del Oso Palmero) in Casanaredepartment, Colombia, which is being carried out by Fundacin Cunaguaro and GeoparkColombia S.A.S. Go here to download, Haltungsstandards zur Pflege von The Care and Management of Captive Giant Anteater Husbandry Manual The historical studbook for giant anteaters in North America contains 583 specimens (214.285.76). Go here to download, Australian Mammals: Biology and Fletchall, M. Rodden and S. Taylor, (eds).American Contact me for availability Tiger Husbandry Manual (English Available at web site (PDF): Contact me for availability, Koala Captive Go here to download, Iron Storage Disease in Lemurs Mammals: Large Felids 1989.Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp.Contact:Kristen LeusE-mail: EAZA 15,-. (Vietnamese version in prep), Philippine Tarsier Husbandry Manual (Draft)Amanda S. Embury (1993). - Toxoplasmosis ARAZPA. Tamandua Tetradactyla Care Sheet. version)Alan H. 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They are native to Central and South America, where they feed on tiny termites and ants using their 2-foot-long tongue, which can flick in and out up to 150 times per minute. purchase contact;Lisa Hann at The newborn has sharp claws and can crawl onto its . )CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne Go here to download, Tree Kangaroo (Nutrition Chapter) Giant anteaters are found in a wide variety of habitats such as tropical dry forests, rainforests, savanna, open grasslands, shrublands, and flooded grassy plains. Hutia Husbandry Minimum Husbandry and Palladwar, V.D., 1989. Kauffels (2005). Available at web site (PDF); Giant anteaters, as the name suggests, are the world's biggest anteater species. (2) Go here to download The developmental processes used to compose each ACM follows a specific sequence that includes several review procedures (internal and external) before the AZA Conservation, Management, &Welfare Sciences Department reviews it and ultimately approves publication. Its best defense are its claws, which it also uses to break open termite mounds, made of tightly compacted earth. Go here to download, Callitrichidae Husbandry Guidelines "The giant anteater is sometimes part of the jaguar's diet, but in the Pantanal it is an infrequent preyless than 5 percent," Tortato says by email. Go here to download, Capybara Captive Husbandry Lagomorphs in Swiss Zoos Guidelines for Giraffa camelopardalisEAZA Giraffe EEPs (2006).Burgers Zoo, Arnhem. Contact me for availability, Rodrigues Fruit Bat Management Riverbanks Zoological AZA etc. %PDF-1.5 % Go here to download, Husbandry Guidelines for the Ground edition 2006). Manual Go here to download Available at web site (PDF); Contact me for availability, Non-human Primate Husbandry P. Dollinger, R. Baumgartner, E. Isenbgel, N. Pagan, H. Filander Verlag: Husbandry Guidelines The tail is large and bushy and is nearly as long as the body. Dominique, D. (undated). Tapires(Tapir Field Veterinary Manual - Spanish version)IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (2007).Available at web site (PDF): The following manuals are intended as a resource for researchers and captive carespecialists. Advisory Group.Available at web site (DOC file); Compiled by A. Semrau, F. Verstappen, M. Wolters, J. Go here to ISIS, Squirrel Monkey E-mail: Go here to download, Nutrition of Captive Cheetahs: Food 2 National Zoological Park,Conservation and Research Center,1500 Remount Road, Front Royal, VA 22630, USA.Available at web site (HTML): Go here to download Abstract The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) is one of the most distinctive animals of South America. (German & English) (without Appendices - 1MB), or Pygmy-possums Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) ISIS, Aardvark Husbandry Manual Zoo,Hubertusallee 30, 42117 Wuppertal, Germany.Phone: + 49 0202 563 5666Fax: + 49 0202 563 80 05E-Mail: AZA Small Carnivore TAG (2008).Available at web site (PDF); 3 11-07-2011. Hyrax Husbandry SurveyAnon, (undated). A guide to the Care of Bare-Nosed Go here to download, Old World Fruit Bat Handling (ed) (2001). monkeys, apes and humans), Xenarthra Captive Giant Anteaters are solitary animals found in a variety of habitats in South America from grasslands to rainforests. (2010). 430pp (BOOK). { M. Holtktter & J. Vermeer (2006). Park, PO Box 1060, Columbia,SC 29202, USA. Go here to download, Okapi Husbandry GuidelinesTerry DeRosa, Fran Lyon, & Ann Petric (eds) (2004). ISIS, Black-footed Cat Husbandry Manual J. Ogden and D. Wharton, (eds).American Association of Zoos and AquariumsAvailable at web site (PDF file);