Study on Behaviour of Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) and their response to visitors at Chittagong Zoo
Abstract
The study was conducted on the behaviour of rhesus monkey including ingestive, productive reproductive, communicative ,social, maternal care, animals, agonistic animals and respons to visitors behaviour. In captive condition at chittagong zoo. The monkey here kept within wire net house. Available feed supply to monkey were peanut, tomato, bread, bananas, vegetables. It was observe social dominance whThe averge weight of male& female ranges from 7.7kg (17.olb) & 5.34kg(11.8lb) respectively. It wsa observe Social dominance of monkey, where once have dominancy overall the group. There aggressiveness was remarkable. The parental care of monkeys beyond question. They make communication with others members of the group by making various sound and by gesture, posture. They like to live in a group and they are very much capricious about new things. It was observe the response of monkey to visitors.
When there are huge visitors they are excited and when less visitors they take rest or play. It was also observe the age of ere once maturity length of estrous cycle, gestation period, male(4years), female(3 years),28days, 164±5 days respectively. The feed that are supply are not formulated according to the nutrient requirement of rhesus monkey.
Key world: Rhesus Macaque, Behaviour, Response to visitors, Chittagong Zoo.
Acknowledgement
All praises are due to almighty “God” the creator and supreme authority of universe that made me enable to complete this assignment.
The author feels great pleasure to express his deepest sense of gratitude, sincere appreciation and profound to his reverend teacher and internship supervisor Md. Manirul Islam, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Science and Animal Nutrition,.
Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong for his valuable advice, suggestions and kind cooperation during the study period.
I would like to thanks Md. Ashraf A Biswas, Associate Professor &
Director (External affairs), Dept. of Animal Science and Animal Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University for his instructions, advice, suggestions & needful help during internship period.
I would like to thanks DR. Monjuru Morshed, Curator, Chittagong Zoo for his kind cooperation.
I am also grateful to Dr. Nitish C. Debnath, Vice Chancellor, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
Finally, by no means least I am really very much grateful to all of my teachers, friends & my parents who have inspired me in
various way.
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