The effect of different types of enrichment on the behaviour of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in captivity

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 133, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Quirke, Thomas ^a   O' Riordan, Ruth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Captivity; Cheetah; Enrichment; Pacing; Temporal feeding variation

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANIMAL WELFARE; BASELINE CONDITIONS; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

COUNTY CORK; FOTA WILDLIFE PARK; IRELAND; MUNSTER [IRELAND];

ACINONYX JUBATUS; FELIDAE; ORYX DAMMAH;

EID: 79959507249     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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