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A retrospective review of mortality in lorises and pottos in North American zoos, 1980-2010

2013; Inter-Research; Volume: 23; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/esr00568

1863-5407

Gordon Fuller, KE Lukas, C.W. Kuhar, Patricia M. Dennis,

Primate Behavior and Ecology

ESR Endangered Species Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsSpecials ESR 23:205-217 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00568 Theme Section: Conservation and ecology of slow lorises A retrospective review of mortality in lorises and pottos in North American zoos, 1980-2010 Grace Fuller1,2,*, Kristen E. Lukas1,2, Christopher Kuhar1,2, Patricia M. Dennis1,2,3 1Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA 2Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 3900 Wildlife Way, Cleveland, Ohio 44109, USA 3Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA *Corresponding author: gaf12@case.edu ABSTRACT: Patterns of mortality in captive animals can reveal potentially problematic care practices or other risk factors that may negatively impact animal health and population sustainability. We reviewed death records (necropsy and/or histopathology reports) for 367 lorises and pottos born between 1980 and 2010 that were housed in 33 North American zoos and related facilities. Our sample included 20 Loris tardigradus nordicus, 72 L. t. tardigradus, 109 Nycticebus coucang, 133 N. pygmaeus, and 33 Perodicticus potto. In all 5 groups, neonates (animals 20% of animals showed signs of disease included the cardiovascular and hemolymphatic, endocrine and metabolic, gastrointestinal, and immunologic systems. Our results indicate that reducing neonatal mortality is a major priority for sustaining these species in captivity, and common practices for managing groups during the perinatal period should be carefully scrutinized. Other areas in need of further investigation are environmental contributions to neoplastic and infectious disease, and dietary contributions to chronic degenerative conditions. KEY WORDS: Lorisid primate · Epidemiology · Zoo veterinary care · Infant mortality Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Fuller G, Lukas KE, Kuhar C, Dennis PM (2014) A retrospective review of mortality in lorises and pottos in North American zoos, 1980-2010. Endang Species Res 23:205-217. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00568 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in ESR Vol. 23, No. 3. Online publication date: March 24, 2014 Print ISSN: 1863-5407; Online ISSN: 1613-4796 Copyright © 2014 Inter-Research.