关键词: 红斑羚, 笼养, 生态生物学

Abstract: This study presents the results of a demographic analysis of 20 years of birth and death records of red gorals kept at the Shanghai Zoo. The age of the first successful breeding , sex ratio at birth , seasonality of reproduction and mortality rate are presented. The females or males of red goral born in captivity can give their first birth at the age of 2 or 3 separately. The births mainly occurred from May to July and peaked in June. Ratio of females to males at birth was 2.36∶11 The mortality rate for infants and adults were 23.1 % and 11.8 % , respectively while there was no sub-adult death recorded during the 20 years period. There was a definite relation between mortality rate and seasons and mainly in July.

Key words: Red Goral ( Nemorhaedus cranbrooki), Captive breeding, Eco-biology