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male/female Ratio!(males)
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:24 pm
by Tariq
i want to do some research on male, female ratio as i always here that for some reasons there are less females than male in captivity.
therefor i am setting up a poll plus you can also answer in details togheter with the poll.
thanx
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:36 pm
by McEve
What's the question..? "What gender do you have the most of?" ?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:39 pm
by Tariq
sorry i corrected it,i am very very bad with computers.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:41 pm
by Tariq
damn it aint working out
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:53 pm
by Tariq
cant change the poll anymore so if you have more than 9 males than post it here.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 10:13 pm
by Des
Tariq,
Last year when I was buying some zebras, on average I saw slightly more males than females in the shops. The poll would be biased if we intentionally picked out more females than males, as I did.
The bias towards males could be due to the catching method. I have heard and seen on the telly, that Bamboo tubes are sunk and then retrieved later to catch catfish, but dont know whether this applies to the Zebra. Since males prefer to hide in caves, this may be one reason. Sojapat or Kev, who were in the Xingu last year, might be able to confirm the catching method.
Regards,
Des.