Play in Elephants: Wellbeing, Welfare or Distraction?
We explore elephant play behaviour since (a) play has been proposed to represent a potential welfare indicator; and (b) play has been associated with long-term survival in the wild. We categorised play into four types, and investigate both social (gentle, escalated-contact) and non-social (lone-loco...
Main Authors: | C. Elizabeth Webber, Phyllis C. Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-02-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/2/305 |
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