Hello!
So now I write also containing what, so that our blog gets a few more entries;)
Was yesterday in a lecture in which it has gone among other things, the artificial insemination of elephants. Did the
actually found quite interesting, because I have it up now actually have not heard anything really. The
first artificial insemination took place in 1999 with the aid of the IZW (Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research) instead. This has been successfully performed in Vienna in the Schönbrunn Zoo, the first time in Europe. The IZW
is in artificial insemination with the help of a specialist and have since been several baby elephants are born. (Have just read that even rhinos are created).
Despite successes in this process there are two problems. The first is that 80-90% of the resulting elephants are male and there is thus by the surplus of men again little chance of many natural babies. The second problem is that the freezing of sperm is still not perfect and therefore a Use of the seed in a few days to be carried out.
is over the issue of artificial insemination is of course different views and this method is very controversial and sometimes even animal rights activists speak of rape.
Why is it ever done?
one hand, because fewer and fewer elephants babies are a natural way to the world. Of course, this applies to babies naturally produced in zoos. The care and feeding of bulls in zoos is often not possible. Moreover, the female elephant only 3 - 4 times a year ready to be covered by the cops, what it does for the zoo also not easy to breed successfully.
other hand, because elephants, up to 17/18 years of age are not pregnant can get health problems and this method can counteract this.
In artificial insemination, the elephant more or less "self join" and without whose help is not a success possible.
I think these are still arguments in favor of this method, right? What do you think?
nice day:)
lg nina
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