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Does Enrichment Improve Well Being in Animals under Human Care? A Case Study of Two Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina).
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science ( IF 1.5 ) Pub Date : 2018-06-14 , DOI: 10.1080/10888705.2018.1479964
Ruta Vaicekauskaite 1 , Jennifer N Schneider 2 , Fabienne Delfour 3
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Harbor seals in the wild live in a stimulating environment; therefore, nonhuman-animal caretakers have increasingly been using environmental enrichment to improve the well being of seals under human care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an object-based environmental enrichment program during a four-month period on stimulating exploration and play and improving conspecific social interactions and human–animal relationships (HAR). Zoo staff conducted the environmental enrichment program as part of the animal care program. Seals were given objects haphazardly and were observed for 20 minutes, and seals’ responsiveness during training sessions before and after enrichment was assessed. Seals showed interest in objects throughout the study and interacted more times per session with objects during the later months. Seals showed preferences for objects that were suspended in the water column (e.g., rope). Seals did not show more affiliative behavior but did show some aggressive behavior during enrichment sessions in comparison with free-swimming sessions. One seal showed better responsiveness to trainers in training sessions that followed an enrichment session than in other trainings sessions. Overall, the enrichment program was successful in increasing intrinsically motivated behaviors and showed that object-based enrichment has the potential to improve HAR between seals and their trainers.



中文翻译:

在人类照料下,丰富化会改善动物的健康吗?两个斑海豹(Phoca Vitulina)的案例研究。

野海豹生活在令人兴奋的环境中;因此,非人类动物看护者越来越多地使用环境富集来改善海豹在人类照料下的健康。这项研究的目的是评估为期四个月的基于对象的环境富集计划,该计划旨在刺激探索和娱乐,并改善特定的社会互动和人畜关系(HAR)。动物园工作人员执行了环境丰富计划,作为动物护理计划的一部分。随机给海豹对象,观察海豹20分钟,评估海豹在富集前后训练期间海豹的反应能力。海豹在整个研究过程中表现出对物体的兴趣,并且在随后的几个月中,每次会话与物体的互动次数都更多。海豹显示出对悬浮在水柱中的物体(例如绳索)的偏爱。海豹并没有表现出更多的亲和行为,但是与自由游泳相比,在充实阶段确实表现出一些攻击性行为。与其他培训课程相比,在充实课程之后的培训课程中,一个印章对培训师的响应能力更好。总体而言,浓缩计划成功地提高了内在动机行为,并表明基于对象的浓缩具有改善海豹及其训练者之间的HAR的潜力。与其他培训课程相比,在充实课程之后的培训课程中,一个印章对培训师的响应能力更好。总体而言,浓缩计划成功地提高了内在动机行为,并表明基于对象的浓缩具有改善海豹及其训练者之间的HAR的潜力。与其他培训课程相比,在充实课程之后的培训课程中,一个印章对培训师的响应能力更好。总体而言,浓缩计划成功地提高了内在动机的行为,并表明基于对象的浓缩具有改善海豹及其训练者之间的HAR的潜力。

更新日期:2018-06-14
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