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The HIMALAYAN TAHR (Hemitragus Jemlahicus) Is a Goat-Like Animal Found in the Mountain Ranges from Kashmir to Sikkim \ \ THE z 0 0 T I c The HIMALAYAN TAHR (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a goat-like animal found in the mountain ranges from Kashmir to Sikkim. Its habitat is mostly the tree-covered slopes at altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet; it prefers the most craggy and precipitous sites. Tahrs have a thick coat that protects them from the extreme cold of the Himalayas. They A grow long tufts of hair on the elbows and jaw, but lack a beard. The shaggy mane around the houlders of the male is most luxurious during the winter months. Both male and female e horns which are short, flattened, and not twisted. Old males may weigh up to 200 pounds, while the females may weigh about 80 pounds. Utica Zoological These animals live in herds of up to 30-40 individuals. After the breeding season in Society Newsletter December, the females stay with the males until their young are born- six to eight months later. Litter size is usually one, sometimes two. While the males remain in the wooded Vol. 20, No. 2 areas, the females and their offspring migrate to the upper mountainous regions. Summer, 1985 2 THE ZOOTICA PERSONNEL PROFILES After completing two years at Cornell University, with an Animal Science major, Laurie Gorman became a night­ keeper at the Utica Zoo in March, 1983. She has been a full-time zookeeper in Cats-Primates since February, 1984. Her day starts with the first of three sea lion feedings, followed by the cleaning of the cats' and primates' quar­ ters. She also disinfects these exhibits once a week. The marmosets housed in the Animal Care Center then receive Laurie's attention: she makes their diets, hoses their exhibits, and then feeds these tiny primates. After feeding the sea lions again at 12:30, Laurie can devote her time to sweeping and hosing walks, washing windows, and adding branches to the exhibits where needed. Laurie feeds the cats and primates starting at 4:00, and she then returns to the sea lion exhibit for the third and last feeding demonstration. She finds working with these marine mammals most challenging. New commands were added to the animals' repertoire when they were moved to the former polar bear pool. However, those commands already mastered also needed reinforcement because of the move to the new location. In response to several questions about particular ani­ mals, Laurie expressed her respect for the capabilities of those in hercharge,especially the strong and agile gibbons. "It's tricky- I need to keep an eye on them." Female white-handed gibbon, born on June 19. As for her favorite - it's Katrina, the three year old Siberian Tiger that Laurie helped to hand raise. Her FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR admiration is now limited to outside the cage - the young cat weighs over 250 pounds. by Herb Emmerson I've been heard to say that if an animal facility ha expert plumbing and veterinary services, it's halfway home to good management. We have both at the Utica Zoo, but the point of my remark is that the health of the animal collection is inextricably bound up with that of the physical plant. Any animal facility gets hard wear, but a zoo gets used up from both sides of the fence, by the animals on one side and the public on the other. Now this is a normal situation and it should come as no surprise to the management that things wear out, be­ come obsolete, or just get broken. The trick (and this is where planning comes in) is to keep the place from becoming dilapidated. The passage of time without the completion of stepwise renovations will ruin a zoo as surely as would a tornado-the one is insidious but the other spectacular. This year is remarkable for its show of zoo support from all sectors of the community. Now, while we have momentum, the zoo administration wants to show pro­ gress on the physical plant. And we are doing it. Our at­ tention is focused on the Children's Zoo, more than fifteen years old and in desperate need of repai r. Under way is replacement of fences and reworking of streams and ponds in the exhibits at the east end of the Children's Zoo. The upper pond area will be mini­ Australia with emus, wallabies, and black swans; in the lower will be muntjac, the tiny Asian deer. The projects will be done well, and this takes time. We hope our pub­ lic will bear with us during this period of renewal , to be capped in 1986 with the opening of the Children's Zoo centerpiece, a new California sea lion exhibit. THE ZOOTICA 3 ')F YOU CARE ... YOU'LL LEAVE THEM THERE! II With funds provided by New York State taxpay­ Young wildlife that do survive human care have missed •ers through the "Return a Gift to Wildlife" contribu­ the natural experiences that enable them to fend for tions, the Departmentof Enviromental Conservation themselves. When these animals are released back into has produced brochures and posters entitled "If You the wild they have a reduced ability to survive. It is Care ... You'll Leave Them There!". The follow­ difficult for them to function as they should in the ing is reprinted with permission of the Department. natural world. Their ability to find natural foods is im­ paired, thereby reducing survival chances. Further, they may be thrust as unwelcome intruders into the home range of another member of their species. "THE PROBLEM Often, the care given to young wildlife unavoidably results in some attachment to humans. Upon release to Every year, the lives of many young wildlife are upset the wild, those animals generally have little fear of by people who mean only to help. Those people take people. Some return to places where people live, to be baby wildlife from the wild in a mistaken attempt to save attacked by domestic animals or to be hit by cars. Some them. Hopefully, a little understanding will prevent this become nuisances getting into stored food, trash cans or problem. dwellings. People have also been injured by once-tamed wildlife. WHY IT OCCURS The arrival of spring and summer also means the ar­ rival of newborn and just-hatched wildlife. These young­ sters soon venture into the world on shaky legs or fragile wings. Most are learning survival from one or both par­ ents. For them, the perils of survival are a natural part of ecology. Some will not survive. However, young • wildlife that learn well and are the most fit usually live the longest. Those early unsteady steps and flights are part of normal development, helping young animals learn to take care of themselves. Some develop that ability quickly, almost from birth. Varying hare, for example, are ready to venture into their world within hours. Other animals need more parental care. Cottontail rab ­ bits are born with no fur and eyes closed, unable to leave their nest for several days. It is at this time that most of the problems arise. Some people assume that the young wildlife they have found are abandoned. They believe that the young animals are helpless and need to be saved. In nearly all cases, this is a mistake; the young animals are neither abandoned or orphaned . THE RESULT These well-meant acts of kindness tend to have the op­ posite result. Instead of being left to learn their place in the world, young wildlife are removed from the wild. They are denied important natural learning experiences. Worse, most people quickly find that they do not really know how to care for young wildlife, and many of the animals soon die in the hands of these well-meaning people. Of course, this can be prevented if young wildlife are not taken from the wild in the first place. ::iummer zooKeeper ::>andy Young with orphaned raccoons . 4 THE ZOOTICA WHAT TO DO All of these problems can be avoided if we follow one 0 This morning I found an abandoned fawn near simple rule when coming upon young wildlife: LEAVE the edge of a field on my property. I brought the fawra THEM ALONE! It may be difficult to do, but this is the into my house to save it, but I don't know how to car~ real act of kindness. We must not allow ourselves to be for it. What should I do? fooled into thinking that the situation is different - in nearly all cases, young wildlife do not need to be saved. A Immediately, take the fawn back to the spot Resist the temptation to help them. Only when they are where you found it, and leave it there. The mother found injured or with their dead mother is there reason should come back again looking for the fawn. Even one to do something, and then the state's Environmental to two days after removal from the wild, fawns have been Conservation Law is specific about what may be done successfully reunited with their mothers by returning legally. them to the place where they were found . When you Nearly all wild birds and mammals are protected under picked up the fawn, the mother was probably eating not the law. They may not be legally taken from the wild far away. Usually young fawns are quite safe when left or kept - never consider them as possible pets: it is both alone because their collar pattern and lack of scent help illegal and unwise. They are wild animals that belong in them to remain undetected until their mothers return.
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