diplomsko delo
Nina Leitinger (Author), Aleš Kuhar (Reviewer), Tatjana Pirman (Mentor)

Abstract

V diplomskem delu smo predstavili življenje surikat v naravnem okolju, in sicer v polpuščavah in puščavah južne Afrike. Njihove šape so izvrstne za kopanje po pesku, kjer velik del dneva iščejo hrano zase in ostale člane kolonije. Med aktivnim iskanjem hrane pa jih pogosto zmotijo plenilci, ki napadajo tako iz zraka kot po tleh. Surikate pa ne sodelujejo le v iskanju hrane, temveč tudi pri oskrbi mladičev. Razmnožuje se le dominanten par, ostali člani kolonije pa pomagajo s prinašanjem hrane, varovanjem in tudi dojenje njunih mladičev. Med vsemi člani kolonije je opaženo tudi veliko igrivosti in medsebojnega negovanja. Njihovo življene v naravi smo primerjali z življenjem v ujetništvu. Z intervjujem smo pridobili podatke o življenju surikat v Živalskem vrtu Ljubljana ter Mini ZOO Land v Slovenskih Konjicah. Prišli smo do ugotovitev, da so ograde v ujetništvu urejene tako, da lahko surikate izražajo svoje naravne oblike obnašanja kot je npr. kopanje po pesku. V ogradah so urejeni tudi notranji prostori, ki zagotavljajo primerne temperature tudi v času prezimovanja. Krmni obroki so sestavljeni iz krme živalskega in rastlinskega izvora, da je krma kar se da podobna tisti v naravi. Razmnoževanje in skrb za mladiče je v ujetništvu prepuščeno surikatam samim. Tudi v ujetništvu se razmnožuje le dominanten par, pri oskrbi mladičev pa pomagajo ostali člani kolonije. Med njimi oskrbovalci opažajo tudi veliko medsebojne nege in igrivosti.

Keywords

surikate;naravni habitati;ujetništvo;diplomske naloge;

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Language: Slovenian
Year of publishing:
Typology: 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization: UL BF - Biotechnical Faculty
Publisher: [N. Leitinger]
UDC: 59(043.2)
COBISS: 4213896 Link will open in a new window
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Secondary language: English
Secondary title: ǂThe ǂlife of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) in natural environment and captivity
Secondary abstract: In the B. Sc. Thesis the life of meerkats in their natural habitat in semi-deserts and deserts of southern Africa is presented. Their paws are made for digging in the sand, where they spent a majority of the day searching for food for themselves and the other members of the colony. While searching for food they are commonly attacked by predators who strike either from the air or from the ground. Meerkats cooperate not only with searching for food but also with rearing the pups. Only the dominant male and female reproduce, the other members of the colony help with providing food, babysitting and even nursing the pups. Between all the members of the colony, we can see a lot of playful contacts and grooming. We then compared their life in the natural habitat with life in captivity. We interviewed caretakers in ZOO Ljubljana and in Mini ZOO Land Slovenske Konjice. We concluded that their space in captivity is settled in a way that meerkats can express their natural behaviour patterns like digging in the sand. They also have indoor or heated space so the temperatures in colder months are more similar to the ones in the natural habitat. In captivity meerkats are fed with a mixture animal and plant origin feeds, to keep their diet similar to the one in the natural habitat. Like in natural habitat, in captivity, only the dominant pair reproduce and the other members merely help with caring for pups. Caretakers notice a lot of grooming and playfulness among the members of the colony.
Secondary keywords: meerkats;natural habitats;captivity;
Type (COBISS): Diploma project paper
Study programme: 0
Embargo end date (OpenAIRE): 1970-01-01
Thesis comment: Univ. v Ljubljani, Biotehniška fak., Oddelek za zootehniko
Pages: VI, 15 str., [1] str. pril.
ID: 11132588