Island Heide D, Smith Brook, Winn Emmeline M, Newberry Kristen, Manfredini Julia, Slyngstad Rebecca J, Strack Sarah
Department of Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, USA.
J Appl Anim Welf Sci. 2023 Jan-Mar;26(1):15-28. doi: 10.1080/10888705.2021.1880906. Epub 2021 Feb 10.
Captive animal welfare research focuses on husbandry, enrichment, enclosure space, visitor effects, and opportunities for species-typical behavior (e.g., foraging, territoriality, and social interaction). And yet, one of the most biologically relevant opportunities for species-typical behavior, parenting, has received little attention. The goal of this longitudinal investigation was to explore the differential variability of repetitive behavior across three parenting conditions (i.e., No parenting, parenting, and foster parenting) among captive, wild-rescued, North American river otters. This study represents anatural ABAC design, the conditions reflect differential parenting phases: No parenting (A), Parenting biological pups (B), and Alloparenting nonbiological pups (C). The behavior of two adult North American river otters at the Oregon Zoo were observed from April2016 through March2020 during the different parenting contexts. The frequency of repetitive behaviors was lowest during parenting and highest during the non-parenting conditions. Although data for season, weather, and visitor variables were also collected throughout this study; parenting condition was the only consistent moderator of abnormal repetitive behavior observed.
圈养动物福利研究主要关注饲养管理、环境丰容、圈舍空间、游客影响以及动物表现典型行为（如觅食、领地行为和社交互动）的机会。然而，动物表现典型行为的最具生物学意义的机会之一——育幼行为，却很少受到关注。这项纵向调查的目的是探究圈养的、野生救助的北美水獭在三种育幼条件下（即无育幼行为、亲生育幼、寄养育幼）重复行为的差异变化。本研究采用自然ABAC设计，这些条件反映了不同的育幼阶段：无育幼行为（A）、养育亲生幼崽（B）和寄养非亲生幼崽（C）。在2016年4月至2020年3月期间，观察了俄勒冈动物园两只成年北美水獭在不同育幼情境下的行为。重复行为的频率在育幼期间最低，在无育幼行为期间最高。尽管在整个研究过程中也收集了季节、天气和游客变量的数据；但育幼条件是观察到的异常重复行为的唯一一致调节因素。
