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Student
Purpose
Read pages 195197 of the AS textbook and then use the data in Table 1 taken from a lemur
studbook to answer the questions that follow.
Stud No.
Sex
*Sire
*Dam
Date of Event
Event
Location
L1
*Wild
Wild
Aug 1985
Aug 1985
Nov 1996
Capture
Transfer to
Death
Malagasy
Zoo G
Zoo G
L4
Wild
Wild
Nov 1990
Dec 1990
Nov 1996
Jul 1999
Capture
Loan to
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo B
Zoo A
L5
Wild
Wild
Nov 1990
Dec 1990
Capture
Loan to
Malagasy
Zoo A
L8
Wild
Wild
Nov 1990
Dec 1990
Capture
Loan to
Malagasy
Zoo A
L10
Wild
Wild
Nov 1990
Dec 1990
Dec 1992
Apr 1998
Jul 1999
Capture
Loan to
Transfer to
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo G
Zoo A
Zoo B
L11
Wild
Wild
Nov 1990
Dec 1990
May 1998
Capture
Loan to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo D
L13
L5
L8
Aug 1993
Dec 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo C
L15
L5
L8
Aug 1994
May 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo D
L16
L5
L8
Aug 1994
Birth
Zoo A
L20
L10
L1
Mar 1995
Apr 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo G
Zoo A
L21
L5
L8
Jul 1995
Nov 1996
Birth
Loan to
Zoo A
Zoo B
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Student
L5
L8
Apr 1996
Jun 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo E
L24
L11
L15
May 1996
May 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo D
L25
L11
L15
May 1996
May 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo D
L26
L5
L8
Jan 1997
Birth
Zoo A
L27
L5
L8
Jan 1997
Birth
Zoo A
L28
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Dec 1998
Jan 2001
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Death
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo F
Zoo F
L29
L28
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Capture
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
L30
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Oct 1998
Oct 2001
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo C
Zoo E
L31
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Dec 1998
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo F
L32
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Dec 1998
Jan 2001
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Death
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo F
Zoo F
L34
L33
L32
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Jun 1998
Oct 2001
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo E
Zoo C
L38
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Nov 2001
Capture
Transfer to
Death
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo A
L39
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Capture
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
L40
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Dec 1998
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo F
L41
Wild
Wild
Mar 1997
Apr 1997
Oct 1998
Capture
Transfer to
Transfer to
Malagasy
Zoo A
Zoo C
L42
L5
L8
Jan 1998
Birth
Zoo A
L44
L38
L39
Jun 1998
Feb 2002
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo H
L46
L31
L40
Jul 1998
Dec 1998
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo F
L47
L5
L8
Oct 1998
Birth
Zoo A
L48
L5
L8
Oct 1998
Birth
Zoo A
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Student
L38
L39
Apr 1999
Birth
Zoo A
L50
L5
L8
Aug 1999
Jul 2001
Birth
Transfer to
Zoo A
Zoo H
L51
L5
L8
Aug 1999
Birth
Zoo A
L52
L31
L40
May 1999
Birth
Zoo F
L53
L31
L40
May 1999
Birth
Zoo F
L57
L29
L20
Mar 2000
Birth
Zoo A
L58
L38
L39
Apr 2000
Birth
Zoo A
L60
L5
L8
Oct 2000
Birth
Zoo A
L62
L29
L20
Jan 2001
Birth
Zoo A
L63
L29
L20
Jan 2001
Birth
Zoo A
L64
L38
L39
Apr 2001
Birth
Zoo A
L65
L31
L40
May 2000
Birth
Zoo F
L66
L31
L40
May 2001
Birth
Zoo F
L75
L5
L8
Jul 2001
Birth
Zoo A
*Note Wild-caught animals: an assumption is made that wild-caught animals are not related.
Sire = father.
Dam = mother.
Questions
Q1
Q2
L21 needs a new mate. Which males must she not be paired with and why?
Q3
Q4
The American Zoo and Aquaria website gives a good description of what a studbook is and how
it works. The website is in the weblinks that accompany this activity.
Other studbooks can also be accessed on the web by conducting a search with the terms
studbook and zoo.
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