Zoo identification and record keeping
18/11/2022 13:15
How can individuals animals be identified?
• Microchips/transponders
• Tagging
• Rings
• Size
• Tattooing
• Mutilation
• Physical characteristics
• Ear tags
• Species
• Sex
• Behaviour
Type Pro Con Species
Least Behavio Does not Behaviour may
accurat ur affect animal, change, not
e can be done always
without reliable, may
interference behave
differently
with different
keepers etc
Physical Able to visually Animals
characte see without appearance
ristics interfering, can change
affecting over time, may
animal be confused if
others have
similar
characteristics.
Size Visual, least Animals grow,
invasive, can new animals
be easily to may be
identify introduced of
similar sizes,
not always
accurate if
very min or
18/11/2022 13:15
How can individuals animals be identified?
• Microchips/transponders
• Tagging
• Rings
• Size
• Tattooing
• Mutilation
• Physical characteristics
• Ear tags
• Species
• Sex
• Behaviour
Type Pro Con Species
Least Behavio Does not Behaviour may
accurat ur affect animal, change, not
e can be done always
without reliable, may
interference behave
differently
with different
keepers etc
Physical Able to visually Animals
characte see without appearance
ristics interfering, can change
affecting over time, may
animal be confused if
others have
similar
characteristics.
Size Visual, least Animals grow,
invasive, can new animals
be easily to may be
identify introduced of
similar sizes,
not always
accurate if
very min or