A case study of artificial feeding of an unweaned giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) cub

Authors

  • Marcia Munick Mendes Cabral Universidade de Aveiro
  • Carolina Ribas Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
  • Fernando Cesar Weber Rosas Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00210

Keywords:

Artificial Feeding, Giant Otter Cub, Rehabilitation

Abstract

There is no information available on the nutritional content of giant otter milk, nor about the amount of milk consumed by the cubs. The information presented here is intended to help ex situ institutions to raise and rehabilitate giant otter orphan cubs with an artificial milk formula and provide hand-rearing information for their management in captivity.

Author Biographies

Carolina Ribas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

PPG Ecologia. Manaus. AM. Brazil.

Fernando Cesar Weber Rosas, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)

Lab. de Mamíferos Aquáticos (LMA). Caixa Postal 478. Manaus, AM, 69011-970, Brazil.

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

Cabral, M. M. M., Ribas, C., & Rosas, F. C. W. (2015). A case study of artificial feeding of an unweaned giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) cub. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 10(2), 159-162. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00210