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 Mrs.
Jannatara Khatun Professor, Dept. of Animal Science and Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong for her valuable advice, suggestions and kind cooperation during the study period.
I would like to thanks Md. Monjur Morshed, Curator, Chittagong zoo, for his instructions, advice, suggestions & needful help during internship period.
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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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 feeding, productive, reproductive, communicative, social and agonistic behaviour as well as maternal care, and their response to visitors in captive condition at chittagong zoo.
The monkeys were kept within wire net house. Available feed supply to the monkeys were peanut, gram chuni, rice, bread, bananas, coconut and vegetables. The average weight of male & female ranges from 7.7 kg (17 lb) & 5.34 kg (11.8lb) respectively.
The Social dominance of monkey was observed; where one have dominancy over the entire group. The aggressiveness of the monkeys was remarkable. The parental care of monkeys were beyond question. They made communication with others members of the group by making various sounds and by gesture, posture. They liked to live in a group and they were very much capricious about new things. The response of monkey to visitors was observed. When there were huge visitors they were excited and when less visitors they took rest or played. The age of maturity, length of estrous cycle and gestation period were 3 years, 28days and 164±5 days respectively. The feed that was supplied were not formulated according to the nutrient requirement of rhesus monkey.
Key world: Rhesus Macaque, Behaviour, Response to visitors, Chittagong Zoo.
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STUDY ON BEHAVIOUR OF RHESUS MONKEY (MACACA MULATTA) AND THEIR RESPONSE TO
VISITORS AT CHITTAGONG ZOO
A Report By
Roll No: 06/26 Reg No: 264 Internship ID: C-23
Session: 2005-2006
Submitted in partial of the requirement for the fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University Khulshi, Chittagong – 4202
MAY, 2012
STUDY ON BEHAVIOUR OF RHESUS MONKEY (MACACA MULATTA) AND THEIR RESPONSE TO
VISITORS AT CHITTAGONG ZOO .
A Report By
Roll No: 06/26, Reg: 264
Internship ID: C-23, Session: 2005-2006
Submitted in partial of the requirement for the fulfillment of the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Submitted as per approved style and contents
Signature of author Sharif Abdul Baset Roll No: 06/26
Reg No: 264 Intern ID: C-23
Session: 2005-2006
Signature of Supervisor Mrs. Jannatara Khatun
Professor & Head
Dept of Animal Science and Animal Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary &
Animal Sciences University.
Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
Khulshi, Chittagong – 4202
INDEX
CHAPTER CONTENTS PAGE
NO.
Acknowledgement I
Abstract II
I Introduction 1-4
II Review of Literature 5-13
III Materials & Method 14-16
IV Results and discussion 17-24
V Conclusion 25
VI Limitation and Recommendation 26
VII References 27-28
LIST OF TABLE
TABLE NO TABLE NAME PAGE NO.
3.1 Monkeys at Chittagong Zoo 14 4.1 Feed ingredients offered for
Rhesus monkey at Chittagong Zoo
17
4.2 Feed ingredients according to the Wolfe (1992)
18 4.3 Amount of water supply to
Rhesus Monkey at Chittagong Zoo
18
4.4 Productive & reproductive performance of monkey at Chittagong zoo
19
4.5 Aggressiveness of rhesus monkey
22
4.6 Gregarious behaviour 23
LIST OF Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH NO NAME OF PHOTOGRAPH PAGE NO.
1 Waiting for feed and sharing feed
19
2 Mother Grooming their 20
baby and playing with mother.
3 Monkeys are engaged in investigation something they have found.
21
4 Dominance once observes condition from the top of the shed.
22
5 Monkeys show their
charisma at the time of huge visitors
23
6 Monkeys passes leisure period when fewer visitors
24
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