Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes
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Resumo: | Environmental enrichment has been widely used to improve conditions for nonhuman animals in captivity. However, there is no consensus about the best way to evaluate the success of enrichments. This study evaluated whether the proportion of time spent interacting with enrichments indicated the proportion of overall behavioral changes. Six environmental enrichments were introduced in succession to 16 captive macaws, and interaction of the animals with them as well as the behaviors of the group were recorded before and during the enrichments. All of the enrichments affected the proportions of time spent in different behaviors. Macaws interacted more with certain items (hibiscus and food tree) than with others (a toy or swings and stairs), but introduction of the enrichments that invoked the least interaction caused as many behavioral changes as those that invoked the most. Moreover, feeding behavior was only affected by the enrichment that invoked the least interaction, a change not detected by a general analysis of enrichment effects. In conclusion, little interaction with enrichment does not mean little change in behavior, and the effects of enrichments are more complex than previously considered. |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral ChangesEnrichment interactionbehaviorcaptivityenrichment itemsEnvironmental enrichment has been widely used to improve conditions for nonhuman animals in captivity. However, there is no consensus about the best way to evaluate the success of enrichments. This study evaluated whether the proportion of time spent interacting with enrichments indicated the proportion of overall behavioral changes. Six environmental enrichments were introduced in succession to 16 captive macaws, and interaction of the animals with them as well as the behaviors of the group were recorded before and during the enrichments. All of the enrichments affected the proportions of time spent in different behaviors. Macaws interacted more with certain items (hibiscus and food tree) than with others (a toy or swings and stairs), but introduction of the enrichments that invoked the least interaction caused as many behavioral changes as those that invoked the most. Moreover, feeding behavior was only affected by the enrichment that invoked the least interaction, a change not detected by a general analysis of enrichment effects. In conclusion, little interaction with enrichment does not mean little change in behavior, and the effects of enrichments are more complex than previously considered.Univ Sao Paulo State, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Botucatu, SP, BrazilUniv Sao Paulo State, Inst Biosci, Dept Physiol, Lab Anim Physiol & Behav, Botucatu, SP, BrazilBosque Jequitibas Zoo, Sao Paulo, BrazilRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis LtdUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Bosque Jequitibas ZooReimer, JessicaMaia, Caroline MarquesSantos, Eliana Ferraz2018-11-26T17:55:53Z2018-11-26T17:55:53Z2016-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article385-395application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2016.1175944Journal Of Applied Animal Welfare Science. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 19, n. 4, p. 385-395, 2016.1088-8705http://hdl.handle.net/11449/16473710.1080/10888705.2016.1175944WOS:000382302500006WOS000382302500006.pdfWeb of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengJournal Of Applied Animal Welfare Science0,588info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-12-09T06:17:53Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/164737Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T19:49:37.808950Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes Reimer, Jessica Enrichment interaction behavior captivity enrichment items |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
title_full |
Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Environmental Enrichments for a Group of Captive Macaws: Low Interaction Does Not Mean Low Behavioral Changes |
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Reimer, Jessica |
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Reimer, Jessica Maia, Caroline Marques Santos, Eliana Ferraz |
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Maia, Caroline Marques Santos, Eliana Ferraz |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Bosque Jequitibas Zoo |
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Reimer, Jessica Maia, Caroline Marques Santos, Eliana Ferraz |
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Enrichment interaction behavior captivity enrichment items |
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Enrichment interaction behavior captivity enrichment items |
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Environmental enrichment has been widely used to improve conditions for nonhuman animals in captivity. However, there is no consensus about the best way to evaluate the success of enrichments. This study evaluated whether the proportion of time spent interacting with enrichments indicated the proportion of overall behavioral changes. Six environmental enrichments were introduced in succession to 16 captive macaws, and interaction of the animals with them as well as the behaviors of the group were recorded before and during the enrichments. All of the enrichments affected the proportions of time spent in different behaviors. Macaws interacted more with certain items (hibiscus and food tree) than with others (a toy or swings and stairs), but introduction of the enrichments that invoked the least interaction caused as many behavioral changes as those that invoked the most. Moreover, feeding behavior was only affected by the enrichment that invoked the least interaction, a change not detected by a general analysis of enrichment effects. In conclusion, little interaction with enrichment does not mean little change in behavior, and the effects of enrichments are more complex than previously considered. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2016.1175944 Journal Of Applied Animal Welfare Science. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 19, n. 4, p. 385-395, 2016. 1088-8705 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/164737 10.1080/10888705.2016.1175944 WOS:000382302500006 WOS000382302500006.pdf |
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Journal Of Applied Animal Welfare Science. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 19, n. 4, p. 385-395, 2016. 1088-8705 10.1080/10888705.2016.1175944 WOS:000382302500006 WOS000382302500006.pdf |
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