Study on the behavior of lesser mouse-deer in captivity
1995
Yupaporn Surapanpitak (Royal Forest Dept., Bangkok (Thailand). Wildlife Conservation Div.)
Study on behavior of Lesser Mouse-deer in captivity at Khok Mai Reau Wildlife Breeding Center, spaned 7 years from January 1986 to October 1993. Lesser Mouse-deer were kept in two different sizes of enclosures. The 18*18*1.2 cubic m. enclosure was used to keep large group of mixed sexes and each of thirty 2.5*2.5*1.2 cubic m enclosures was used to keep one pair of Lesser Mouse-deer. In mating season, mortality rates of males were high in large group of mixed sexes due to fighting among males for female. Single fawns were born after a gestation of 138-142 days, and 6veraged weight was 256.8 g. Weaning period was at the age of 3 month when fawns started to feed on vegetative parts and fruits. Fawns were marked with eartages at the age of 4 month and juvenile reached sexual maturity at the age of 5 month.
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