Time-budgets and activity patterns of captive Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica).

Autor: Challender DW; School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom. dan_pangolin@hotmail.co.uk, Thai NV, Jones M, May L
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Zoo biology [Zoo Biol] 2012 Mar-Apr; Vol. 31 (2), pp. 206-18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Feb 25.
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20381
Abstrakt: This is the first assessment of Manis javanica behavior in captivity. The aim of the investigation was to assess behavior in order to suggest ways of improving captive care and management of the species. This was undertaken by constructing time-budgets and activity patterns and identifying any abnormal repetitive behavior (ARB) exhibited. Scan and focal animal sampling were implemented in observations of seven subjects. Analyses detailed idiosyncrasies in how subjects partitioned their active time. Peak activity occurred between 18:00 and 21:00 hr. Two ARBs, clawing and pacing, were identified and the cessation of clawing in one subject was possible by modifying its enclosure. Stress-related behavior, understood to be related to several factors, means maintaining this species in captivity remains problematic. Recommendations are made pertaining to husbandry, captive management, and future research.
(© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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