| Autor: |
Charles P, Ritzler, Kristen E, Lukas, Laura M, Bernstein-Kurtycz, Diana C, Koester |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS. |
| ISSN: |
1532-7604 |
| Popis: |
Choice-based design allows animals in human care opportunities to move at will between multiple interconnected spaces. Some evidence suggests providing environmental choice confers benefits to animals, but there is a dearth of research in this area with large carnivores. To understand the effects of this design strategy on large felids, behavioral and space use data were collected on three Amur tigers housed in a new habitat at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Data were collected in two conditions: 1) restricted to a single habitat, and 2) access to two habitats. With choice, tigers were less frequently inactive ( |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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