Enrichment for captive tigers (Panthera tigris): Current knowledge and future directions

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Szokalski, Monika S ^a   Litchfield, Carla A ^a   Foster, Wendy K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feeding enrichment; Human interaction; Olfactory enrichment; Psychological well being; Social enrichment; Social housing

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; CAPTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; HUNTING; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 84861580533     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.02.021     Document Type: Review

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