Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Subjects and Housing
2.2. Data Collection
- Zoo open: Before zoo closure to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic (5 March 2020–19 March 2020).
- Zoo closed: During zoo closure to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic (13 April 2020–5 May 2020).
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Visible Activity Patterns of Zoo-Housed Binturong
3.2. Activity Budget of Zoo Housed Binturong in Relation to COVID-19 Zoo Closure
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Active Behaviors | Behavior Category | Behavior | Description |
---|---|---|---|
N/A | Den use | Den utilization | Specimen (sp.). is spending time in the den area of the exhibit out of view to the observer. |
Active | Other | Feeding | Sp. is chewing and consuming food or water. |
Active | Other | Grooming | Sp. is scratching, licking or rubbing themselves against objects within the enclosure. |
Inactive | Other | Rest awake | Sp. eyes are open but sp. motionless and displaying no alert or active vigilance behaviors. |
Inactive | Other | Rest | Sp. has eyes closed, body relaxed and no movement is observed. |
Active | Other | Social interaction | Sp. is engaging in any form of interaction with conspecific. Note whether the interaction was affiliative or aggressive. |
Active | Other | Sniffing | Sp. is pressing nose to specific area, inhalation of air can be seen from nostrils. |
Active | Other | Sun bear interaction | Sp. engaging in any form of interaction with sun bear. |
Active | Travel | Travel | Sp. is moving from one area of environment to another. Includes climbing on and traversing across ropes, branches or moving quadrupedally along the floor or flat surfaces. |
Active | Vigilance | Vigilance | Sp. is responsive to stimuli, looking around observing environment or eyeline actively focused in a specific direction. |
N/A | N/A | Not visible | Sp. is not visible to the observer in areas of the exhibit other than the den. |
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Finch, K.; Leary, M.; Holmes, L.; Williams, L.J. Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei). J. Zool. Bot. Gard. 2022, 3, 398-408. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3030030
Finch K, Leary M, Holmes L, Williams LJ. Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei). Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2022; 3(3):398-408. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3030030
Chicago/Turabian StyleFinch, Katherine, Megan Leary, Lisa Holmes, and Leah J. Williams. 2022. "Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)" Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 3, no. 3: 398-408. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3030030
APA StyleFinch, K., Leary, M., Holmes, L., & Williams, L. J. (2022). Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei). Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 3(3), 398-408. https://doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3030030