Role of Personality in Behavioral Responses to New Environments in Captive Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)
Joint Authors
Mazzola, Silvia
Vigo, Daniele
Curone, Giulio
Quintavalle Pastorino, Giovanni
Viau, Anna
Pearce-Kelly, Paul
Faustini, Massimo
Preziosi, Richard
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Studying personality in captive animals may enable the development of individual-based management decisions, which may improve animal welfare.
Asiatic lions at London Zoo represent an opportunity to research an understudied species’ response to new environments since they have experienced social and physical changes, such as new enclosures and increased social interaction with humans.
This project aimed to investigate the role of personality in behavioral responses to these changes.
Lion personality questionnaires completed by keepers and direct focal animal observations were used to create personality profiles.
Time budgets and enclosure use were determined and compared between control nights and event nights and between the lions’ previous enclosure and their new one.
The results showed a lack of difference in time budget and enclosure use between control and social event nights, and the spread of participation index values revealed that the lions use their enclosures unevenly.
Personality profiles identified various traits that could assist with individual-based management decisions.
As the first study to assess Asiatic lions personality, this research contributes to the creation of consistent and valid methodology for evaluating captive animal personality that may improve husbandry and welfare protocols for individual lions, leading to the improved health and success of the species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Quintavalle Pastorino, Giovanni& Viau, Anna& Curone, Giulio& Pearce-Kelly, Paul& Faustini, Massimo& Vigo, Daniele…[et al.]. 2017. Role of Personality in Behavioral Responses to New Environments in Captive Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica). Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Quintavalle Pastorino, Giovanni…[et al.]. Role of Personality in Behavioral Responses to New Environments in Captive Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica). Veterinary Medicine International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Quintavalle Pastorino, Giovanni& Viau, Anna& Curone, Giulio& Pearce-Kelly, Paul& Faustini, Massimo& Vigo, Daniele…[et al.]. Role of Personality in Behavioral Responses to New Environments in Captive Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica). Veterinary Medicine International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205487
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1205487