The effect of environmental enrichment and visitors on the behaviour and welfare of two captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas)
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The welfare of zoo animals depends on a combination of physical, social, dietary and other ecological characteristics of the captive setting. We analysed the influence of the transfer of an adult couple of hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) from a small and non-enriched cage that was closed to the public to a larger and enriched exhibit at the visitation area of the Sapucaia do Sul Zoological Park, RS, Brazil. A total of 350 h divided into four stages were spent observing the baboons: (i) in the non-enriched enclosure before the transfer; (ii) soon after the transfer to the enriched enclosure; (iii) six months; and (iv) 12 months after the transfer. The occurrence of stereotypic, social aggressive and social affiliative behaviours was recorded by ‘all occurrences’ sampling. The female showed a decrease in frequency of a stereotypic behaviour (spinning) and an increase in grooming in the enriched enclosure. The male showed a decrease in the frequency of certain stress-related or stereotypic behaviours after transfer, but other stress-related behaviours either increased or remained constant. The male behaviour of throwing faeces was affected by the presence of visitors. We suggest that the well-being of the female was more positively influenced by the new enclosure than that of the male, although gender differences may reflect the normal behavioural repertoire of this sexually dimorphic species.
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Higher rates of aggression associated with visitor presence were noted in baboons, Indian gaur and cotton-top tamarins.
“Higher rates of aggression associated with visitor presence were noted in baboons [89], Indian gaur [90] and cotton-top tamarins [91]”
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The Results report that the male baboon threw faeces more often on Sundays, when visitor numbers were highest, than on Mondays, when the zoo was closed. The Discussion describes this as faeces-throwing towards the public and suggests the male was negatively affected by visitors. The paper supports an increase in this specific confrontational behaviour, not a general increase in aggression; this citation is attached only to the baboon portion of the sentence. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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- Authors
- Bortolini, T., & Bicca-Marques, J.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Venue
- Animal Welfare
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2011-11
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 573-579
- ISSN
- 0962-7286 (ISSN-L)
- 2054-1538
- OpenAlex
- W2614055902
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Animal Welfare (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (303154/2009-8)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare, captive primates, stereotypy, social aggression, affiliative behavior, grooming, stress behavior
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