Breeding

Zoo pioneers new method of snow leopard artificial insemination

March 11, 2010 Snow leopards in Zoos

Potter Park Zoo (in Michigan, USA) officials believe they completed one of the world’s first artificial insemination of a snow leopard without surgery or anesthesia. Staff worked with 11 year old Serena for about a year, using behavioral training, to get her into a position where she could be inseminated. Zoo veterinarian Tara Harrison said, [...]

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