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
Rangifer tarandus
Length: |
males: 160 - 220 cm; females: 120 - 190 cm, shoulder height: 87 - 140 cm |
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Weight: |
60 - 300 kg |
Number of Offspring: |
1 (twins are very rare) |
Gestation Period: |
approximately 228 days |
Geographic Range: |
circumpolar distribution in the tundra and taiga zones of northern Europe, Siberia, and North America |
Diet: |
primarily grazing herbivores; the leaves of willows and birches, mushrooms, cotton grass, sedges and numerous other ground dwelling species of vegetation, lichens (especially in winter) |
Behaviour: |
gregarious; the groups may contain the tens of thousands of individuals; are known to travel distances greater than any other terrestrial mammal |
Lifespan: |
8 - 15 years in the wild; up to 20 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