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Effects of environmental enrichment techniques on stereotypical behaviours of captive Sumatran tigers: A preliminary case study
Gomes, Diana; McSweeney, Lynda; Santos, Mário.
Afiliação
  • Gomes, Diana; Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences. Laboratory of Applied Ecology. Vila Real. Portugal
  • McSweeney, Lynda; Fota Wildlife Park. Education Complex. Cork. Ireland
  • Santos, Mário; Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences. Laboratory of Applied Ecology. Vila Real. Portugal
J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol. ; 7(4): 144-148, Oct. 2019. ilus, tab, graf
Article em En | VETINDEX | ID: vti-21521
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
Localização: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
Wild animals are maintained in Zoological facilities for purposes of education, conservation, research, and recreation. Several studies have proven that the surroundings of an animals artificial habitat, as well as environmental enrichment techniques, are factors that influence behaviour and have an impact on animals welfare. In the present work carried out at Fota Wildlife Park, Cork, Republic of Ireland, we observed and collected information concerning three Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae). The research achievements, registered on an ethogram, seem to demonstrate a link between the enclosure features and the environmental enrichment techniques applied with the stereotypical behaviours directly observed. In fact, the obtained resultsshow that the characteristics of the enclosures were a determining factor on the tigers behaviour. The obtained results also depict and highlight the extreme relevance of individual ethos when choosing the environmental enrichment techniques applied in order to reduce stereotypical behaviours observed in the captive tigers.(AU)
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol / J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol. Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: VETINDEX Idioma: En Revista: J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol / J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol. Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article / Project document