Patoka Jiří, Vejtrubová Markéta, Vrabec Vladimír, Masopustová Renata
a Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources , Czech University of Life Sciences Prague , Prague , Czech Republic.
b Department of Animal Science and Ethology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food, and Natural Resources , Czech University of Life Science Prague , Prague , Czech Republic.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2018 Jan-Mar;21(1):1-7. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2017.1348946. Epub 2017 Aug 7.
The aardvark is popular in many zoological gardens in the European Union. These creatures are nocturnal, and aardvarks in the wild are known to walk distances of 4 km to 7 km per night. Despite what is known about their biology, most aardvarks are kept in zoological gardens in indoor enclosures with little space for movement. This lack of space leads to a tendency toward obesity and compromised welfare. With their wide distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa, aardvarks are perceived as thermophilic nonhuman animals. Nevertheless, some records suggest they may be able to adapt to colder climates and can be active outside their burrows when temperatures fall to 2°C. These findings suggest there may be a wild African population that is suitable for partial outdoor keeping under European climatic conditions. Therefore, a climate match was computed between the source area with aardvark occurrence and a target area of the European Union. Data revealed that the Free State, a South African province, was the area with the best climate similarity, and aardvarks from this area are recommended as suitable for the aforementioned purpose.
土豚在欧盟的许多动物园中都很受欢迎。这些动物是夜行性的，已知野生土豚每晚能行走4公里到7公里。尽管人们对它们的生物学特性有所了解，但大多数土豚被饲养在动物园的室内围栏中，几乎没有活动空间。这种空间不足导致了肥胖倾向和福利受损。由于土豚在撒哈拉以南非洲广泛分布，它们被视为喜温的非人类动物。然而，一些记录表明它们可能能够适应较寒冷的气候，当温度降至2°C时，它们可以在洞穴外活动。这些发现表明，可能存在一个适合在欧洲气候条件下进行部分户外饲养的野生非洲种群。因此，计算了土豚出现的源区域与欧盟目标区域之间的气候匹配度。数据显示，南非的自由州是气候相似度最高的地区，建议来自该地区的土豚适合上述目的。
