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Highland Wildlife Park unveils cub ox
Scottish Wildlife Park Highland (Highland Wildlife Park), in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, introduced a new cub bull. The calf was born on June 2, and its mother was a female named Karin, who arrived in Highland Park in 2002 from the Czech Republic.
Photo: Highland Wildlife Park
The birth of this baby was a big event for the wildlife park, as sheep bulls, or musk bulls (their second name) are quite hard to breed in captivity. Unfortunately, the neonatal mortality rate in this ungulates is very high, the Highland Park website notes.
The last musk bull to survive to adulthood was born in 1992. For example, a calf named Belle, born in Highland Wildlife Park last year, lived only five months. The main reason for the death of the child was his parents, who did not take care of him properly.
As you know, the cubs of the bull are born with a weak immune system and therefore are very susceptible to various diseases and infections. In addition, they are often subjected to aggression from their relatives. This year, caretakers are doing everything possible and impossible to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Although we are happy with the arrival of this baby, we cannot relax because anything can happen. We have a long way to go before we can say that we have achieved full success, says Douglas Richardson, the general manager of the wildlife park.
Currently, the calf is completely healthy, very active and growing rapidly. But in light of the events that occurred last year, we should not forget that the offspring of sheep bulls are quite fragile and this despite the fact that they look like real heroes. We try to comply with all safety measures, so while the cub and his mother are in a separate enclosure, away from the rest of the herd.
Ovibos moschatus (Latin Ovibos moschatus) is a large, stocky mammal, which is the only modern representative of the genus Ovibos of the oxen family. In addition, the musk bull is one of only two ungulates in the Arctic (including reindeer) to survive the late Pleistocene. His closest relative is considered takin.
Source: zoopicture.ru
Photo: Highland Wildlife Park
The birth of this baby was a big event for the wildlife park, as sheep bulls, or musk bulls (their second name) are quite hard to breed in captivity. Unfortunately, the neonatal mortality rate in this ungulates is very high, the Highland Park website notes.
The last musk bull to survive to adulthood was born in 1992. For example, a calf named Belle, born in Highland Wildlife Park last year, lived only five months. The main reason for the death of the child was his parents, who did not take care of him properly.
As you know, the cubs of the bull are born with a weak immune system and therefore are very susceptible to various diseases and infections. In addition, they are often subjected to aggression from their relatives. This year, caretakers are doing everything possible and impossible to avoid unpleasant surprises.
Although we are happy with the arrival of this baby, we cannot relax because anything can happen. We have a long way to go before we can say that we have achieved full success, says Douglas Richardson, the general manager of the wildlife park.
Currently, the calf is completely healthy, very active and growing rapidly. But in light of the events that occurred last year, we should not forget that the offspring of sheep bulls are quite fragile and this despite the fact that they look like real heroes. We try to comply with all safety measures, so while the cub and his mother are in a separate enclosure, away from the rest of the herd.
Ovibos moschatus (Latin Ovibos moschatus) is a large, stocky mammal, which is the only modern representative of the genus Ovibos of the oxen family. In addition, the musk bull is one of only two ungulates in the Arctic (including reindeer) to survive the late Pleistocene. His closest relative is considered takin.
Source: zoopicture.ru