Comparative Personality Traits Assessment of Three Species of Communally Housed Captive Penguins
SIMPLE SUMMARY: The evolution of modern zoo structures frequently includes enclosures in which different species are hosted, living together permanently. This choice involves positive aspects, both for visitors and for hosted animals. On the other hand, the space available to animals and the standar...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6616866 2023-05-15T18:03:52+02:00 Comparative Personality Traits Assessment of Three Species of Communally Housed Captive Penguins Quintavalle Pastorino, Giovanni Preziosi, Richard Faustini, Massimo Curone, Giulio Albertini, Mariangela Nicoll, Dawn Moffat, Lorna Pizzi, Romain Mazzola, Silvia 2019-06-20 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616866/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31226801 https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060376 en eng MDPI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616866/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31226801 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9060376 © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). CC-BY Article Text 2019 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060376 2019-07-21T00:26:11Z SIMPLE SUMMARY: The evolution of modern zoo structures frequently includes enclosures in which different species are hosted, living together permanently. This choice involves positive aspects, both for visitors and for hosted animals. On the other hand, the space available to animals and the standardization of management procedures may not be sufficiently adequate to allow the behavioral individuality to be maintained. This study aimed to verify, in a colony of three species of penguins living together; if individuals express personality traits, that differ among species. The results we obtained show that the penguins exhibited common personality traits, but also that some were expressed with a different intensity, depending on the specie. From a practical point of view, these data could help the management of the animals, allowing to optimize the design of enclosures and the enrichment strategy according to the different behavioral characteristics of the cohabiting species, in order to match with the needs of the individual. ABSTRACT: Understanding animal personalities has notable implications in the ecology and evolution of animal behavior, but personality studies can also be useful in optimizing animal management, with the aim of improving health and well-being, and optimizing reproductive success, a fundamental factor in the species threatened with extinction. Modern zoos are increasingly being structured with enclosures that host different species, which permanently share spaces. This condition has undeniable positive aspects, but, in some species, it could determine the appearance of collective or synchronized behaviors. The aim of this study was to verify, in a colony of three species of communally housed penguins (Pygoscelis papua, Aptenodytes patagonicus and Eudyptes moseleyi), through a trait-rating assessment, if interspecific group life impacts on the expression of personality traits, and if it is possible to highlight specie-specific expression of personality traits, despite the influence of forced ... Text Pygoscelis papua PubMed Central (PMC) Animals 9 6 376 |
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SIMPLE SUMMARY: The evolution of modern zoo structures frequently includes enclosures in which different species are hosted, living together permanently. This choice involves positive aspects, both for visitors and for hosted animals. On the other hand, the space available to animals and the standardization of management procedures may not be sufficiently adequate to allow the behavioral individuality to be maintained. This study aimed to verify, in a colony of three species of penguins living together; if individuals express personality traits, that differ among species. The results we obtained show that the penguins exhibited common personality traits, but also that some were expressed with a different intensity, depending on the specie. From a practical point of view, these data could help the management of the animals, allowing to optimize the design of enclosures and the enrichment strategy according to the different behavioral characteristics of the cohabiting species, in order to match with the needs of the individual. ABSTRACT: Understanding animal personalities has notable implications in the ecology and evolution of animal behavior, but personality studies can also be useful in optimizing animal management, with the aim of improving health and well-being, and optimizing reproductive success, a fundamental factor in the species threatened with extinction. Modern zoos are increasingly being structured with enclosures that host different species, which permanently share spaces. This condition has undeniable positive aspects, but, in some species, it could determine the appearance of collective or synchronized behaviors. The aim of this study was to verify, in a colony of three species of communally housed penguins (Pygoscelis papua, Aptenodytes patagonicus and Eudyptes moseleyi), through a trait-rating assessment, if interspecific group life impacts on the expression of personality traits, and if it is possible to highlight specie-specific expression of personality traits, despite the influence of forced ... |
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Comparative Personality Traits Assessment of Three Species of Communally Housed Captive Penguins |
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