Kudu are comprised of two species of spiral-horned antelopes The larger greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is second in size to the largest African antelope, the eland. Males have a beard and have the longest horns of any antelope, at 47–71 inch …

Capture myopathy (also called exertional capture myopathy or exertional rhabdomyolysis) is a non-infectious but life-threatening syndrome of wild or domestic animals in which muscle damage results from extreme exertion. It often occurs as a result of …

The kudu is a large African antelope that consists of two subspecies: the greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), and the lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis). The greater kudu is second in size to the eland, Africa’s largest antelope. Both subspecies …

There is no one drug nor class of drugs that are universally employed to tranquilize animals in veterinary medicine. Sedatives and tranquilizers play an important role in the veterinary practice, as well as in veterinary procedures involving wild ani …

In veterinary medicine, sedatives and tranquilizers are commonly used in animals to produce calmness, for chemical restraint, and as an adjunct to general anesthesia.1 In general, tranquilization reduces anxiety and induces a sense of tranquility wit …

Capture-recapture methods have a long history in the study of fish and wildlife populations. The simplest of these techniques is known as the two-sample model, which is used to estimate the unknown size of a population. The first sample provides indi …

Chemical restraint is often necessary when dealing with both domestic and exotic animals. In the former, this generally includes routine procedures on companion, work and performance large and small animals. In the latter, it includes both major and …

Zoos have been around for many centuries in various forms. Wall carvings found in Egypt and Mesopotamia suggest that aristocrats created menageries as early as 2500 BCE, and retained records of expeditions to distant lands where exotic animals were c …

The bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) is an African antelope species found in the lowland forests from Sierra Leone in West Africa, through Central Africa and as far as southern Sudan in east Africa. Small populations also live in the montane (highland f …