Morphological and morphometric studies on the scapula and humerus of Binturong (Arctictis Binturong)

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Author Details : Pranab Chandra Kalita*, Swarup Debroy

Volume : 8, Issue : 4, Year : 2021

Article Page : 260-263

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2021.057

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Abstract

Natural Habitat of Binturong is the forest remnant of South-east Asia. Common characteristic features of a Binturong are its shout legs, thick black body coat and prehensile tail. After collecting the samples from Aizawl Zoological Park, Mizoram with permission from the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate change, Government of Mizoram, those were macerated by the combination of boiling hot water and HODifferent morphometric parameters of scapula and humerus were measured. Scapula of Binturong was a flat almost square shaped bone with similar width in both dorsal and ventral border with a wide scapular neck, average circumference of which is around 8.04 cm. Average maximum length and width of the scapula of Binturong was 8.81 cm and 6.56 cm, respectively. A small foramen was seen at the neck of the scapula perforating the ventral portion of the scapular spine. Average maximum total length of Binturong Humerus was 12.81 cm. Proximal extremity of the humerus carries a caudally present oval shaped head, average maximum width of which is about 2.05cm. Distal extremity of the Binturong humerus is consists of a supracondylar foramen, a radial fossa, a olecranon fossa, lateral and medial condyle and epicondyle. Since not much work has been done on the related field in this particular animal, therefore this present study was conducted to get the baseline data about the two bones of forelimb in Binturong, which can play a predominant role in disease diagnosis, treatments and other applied fields of veterinary biology.
 

Keywords : Binturong, Scapula, Humerus, Morphometrics, Morphology.

How to cite : Kalita P C, Debroy S, Morphological and morphometric studies on the scapula and humerus of Binturong (Arctictis Binturong). Indian J Clin Anat Physiol 2021;8(4):260-263

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