Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures
Ethological studies in captivity play an important role in the conservation of animals. It also helps us to understand the human impact on fauna. On considering the behavioural aspects, birds and mammals have gained attention to some extent; but reptiles have not. This study attempts to focus on...
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| description | Ethological studies in captivity play an important role in the conservation of animals. It also
helps us to understand the human impact on fauna. On considering the behavioural aspects, birds
and mammals have gained attention to some extent; but reptiles have not. This study attempts to
focus on the behaviours of the Indian Star tortoise(Geochelone elegans) in captivity. The study
species were observed in intra and interspecific enclosures. State and event behaviours were
indexed. Though there is no species variation among star tortoises, the change in the behavioural
pattern is due to their habitat differences. Locomotion, fighting, feeding, retreat and conspecific
contact was found to be high in intraspecific enclosure. Basking and lying in the water was high in
interspecific enclosure. Fighting was not observed in the interspecific enclosure during the study
period. The resting period of star tortoises in interspecific enclosure was less when compared
to intraspecific enclosure. Herpetofauna is a key component of an ecosystem and updating our
knowledge via these kinds of ethological studies will benefit us in conserving the species in
captivity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ee209f677384208937864722cb7af532023-01-19T09:44:17ZengDirector of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityJournal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences0971-07012582-06052022-12-0153454555010.51966/jvas.2022.53.4.545-550Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosuresM. Aarthi0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8373-5333L. Shakila1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-1413N. Janani2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-2179Research Scholar, PG and Research Department of Zoology, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai-600008, Tamilnadu, India.Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Zoology, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai-600008, Tamilnadu, India.Research Scholar, PG and Research Department of Zoology, Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai-600008, Tamilnadu, India.Ethological studies in captivity play an important role in the conservation of animals. It also helps us to understand the human impact on fauna. On considering the behavioural aspects, birds and mammals have gained attention to some extent; but reptiles have not. This study attempts to focus on the behaviours of the Indian Star tortoise(Geochelone elegans) in captivity. The study species were observed in intra and interspecific enclosures. State and event behaviours were indexed. Though there is no species variation among star tortoises, the change in the behavioural pattern is due to their habitat differences. Locomotion, fighting, feeding, retreat and conspecific contact was found to be high in intraspecific enclosure. Basking and lying in the water was high in interspecific enclosure. Fighting was not observed in the interspecific enclosure during the study period. The resting period of star tortoises in interspecific enclosure was less when compared to intraspecific enclosure. Herpetofauna is a key component of an ecosystem and updating our knowledge via these kinds of ethological studies will benefit us in conserving the species in captivity.https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_rnweq7.pdf?t=rnweq7geochelone elegansstar tortoisesethological studiesanimal behaviour |
| spellingShingle | M. Aarthi L. Shakila N. Janani Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences geochelone elegans star tortoises ethological studies animal behaviour |
| title | Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| title_full | Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| title_fullStr | Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| title_short | Observational Study on Captive Indian star tortoise (Geochelone elegans) in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| title_sort | observational study on captive indian star tortoise geochelone elegans in intra and interspecific enclosures |
| topic | geochelone elegans star tortoises ethological studies animal behaviour |
| url | https://jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_rnweq7.pdf?t=rnweq7 |
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