Zoo Brno a stanice zájmových činností, příspěvková organizace
U Zoologické zahrady 46
635 00 Brno
phone: 546 432 311
fax: 546 210 000
e-mail: zoo@zoobrno.cz
Cynomys ludovicianus
Length: |
males 36 - 43 cm, females 34 - 40 cm |
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Weight: |
males 575 - 1,490 g; females 765 - 1,030 g |
Number of Offspring: |
1 - 8 |
Gestation Period: |
33 - 38 days |
Geographic Range: |
occupies narrow bands of short to mid-grass prairies from Canada in the north to Mexico in the south |
Diet: |
primarily leaves, stems, and roots of grasses, weeds, and forbs; sometimes insect |
Behaviour: |
most social of the ground- dwelling sciurids; colonies (or towns) may contain hundreds of individuals (largest colony covered an area of 65,000 km2 and contained and estimated 400 million of animals) |
Lifespan: |
8 - 11 years in human care |
IUCN STATUS: |
Least Concern (LC) |
Zoo Brno a stanice zájmových činností, příspěvková organizace
U Zoologické zahrady 46
635 00 Brno
phone: 546 432 311
fax: 546 210 000
e-mail: zoo@zoobrno.cz
November–February: 9.00–16.00
March, October: 9.00–17.00
April–September 9.00–18.00
Pavilions and ticket offices are closed one hour before the zoo closing.
Public transport, direction Bystrc,
stop Zoologická zahrada
trams: No. 1, 3, 11
buses: No. 50, 52
trolleybuses: No. 30