Reproduction Males and females become sexually mature at 30 months of age. Oestrous cycle is usually about 1 month. The inverval between births is appr 1 year. The gestation is varying from 161 - 165 days. Most of the births take place at night.
Labour takes about an hour.
The afterbirth is delivered 25 minutes later and eaten. The newborn was groomed immediately after he was delivered. The eyes of the infant are open at birth. They are born with a pink face and a very dark nearly black coat. This coat will be replaced at the age of 2 months by an adult pelage.