Breastfeeding Pattern of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) towards Their Calf at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU), District of Langkat, North Sumatera

Kaniwa Berliani, Kansih Sri Hartini, Hijah Musnur Majib Tanjung

2018

Abstract

One particular behavior of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is breastfeeding. This behavior is important to keep the survivability of their calves. The aim of this research was to observe the breastfeeding pattern of a mother elephant towards her calf. Research location was at Tangkahan CRU area, Namo Sialang Village, Subdistrict of Batang Serangan, District of Langkat, North Sumatera. Research was carried out using focal animal sampling combined with continuous sampling method. Main objects of this research were 3 mother elephant (Agustin, Yuni, and Olive) and 3 baby elephant with approximately 2.5 years old (Cristopher, Albertina, and Eropa). Result showed that there is a difference in the duration and frequency of breastfeeding depending on the gender of the baby elephant. Male baby elephants spent more time breastfeeding than females, while the age of mother elephant also affect the breastfeeding behavior. An older mother elephant that had more experience in parenting was observed to have better breastfeeding pattern than other female elephants.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Berliani K., Hartini K. and Tanjung H. (2018). Breastfeeding Pattern of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) towards Their Calf at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU), District of Langkat, North Sumatera.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 87-92. DOI: 10.5220/0010095100870092

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Kaniwa Berliani and Kansih Sri Hartini and Hijah Musnur Majib Tanjung},
title={Breastfeeding Pattern of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) towards Their Calf at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU), District of Langkat, North Sumatera},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={87-92},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010095100870092},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Breastfeeding Pattern of Sumatran Elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) towards Their Calf at Tangkahan Conservation Response Unit (CRU), District of Langkat, North Sumatera
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Berliani K.
AU - Hartini K.
AU - Tanjung H.
PY - 2018
SP - 87
EP - 92
DO - 10.5220/0010095100870092