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| العنوان: |
Neighbors, Pros and Cons: Impact of Intergroup Interactions on the Welfare of Captive Chimpanzee Groups (Pan troglodytes). |
| المؤلفون: |
Gil-Dolz, Jose, Ayuso, Pablo R., Riba, David, Crailsheim, Dietmar |
| المصدر: |
Ecologies; Jun2024, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p279-295, 17p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CHIMPANZEES, ANIMAL welfare, ANIMAL housing, SOCIETAL reaction, SOCIAL interaction |
| مستخلص: |
Housing different animal groups in close-by facilities is common in wildlife centers. However, the impact on animal welfare is insufficiently studied in the literature. In this study, we analyzed the behavior of two adjacently housed chimpanzee groups to investigate how intergroup interactions may affect their behavior and, thus, their welfare. We recorded occurrences of abnormal and self-directed behaviors, two well-known indicators of stress in chimpanzees. Furthermore, we explored the social responses to said intergroup interactions by recording all inter- and intragroup affiliative and agonistic behaviors. Finally, we measured the number of vigilance occurrences that individuals directed towards other chimpanzees as an indicator of interest. Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) were used to assess whether and how social interactions between neighboring groups might influence their behaviors, taking gender, age, group, and intergroup participation into account. Our results suggest that intergroup interactions promoted the occurrence of affiliative behaviors between group members. However, intergroup interactions caused the chimpanzees to exhibit a higher number of abnormal and self-directed behaviors and increased vigilance towards their group members when agonistic intergroup interactions occurred. Thus, adjacent housing does impact the chimpanzees' behavior and welfare and should be continuously monitored and assessed to promote and maximize welfare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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