Personality matters: exploring the relationship between personality and stress physiology in captive African lions

Abstract Background Considering animals as individuals and not as species is becoming increasingly essential to animal welfare management in captive settings. Recent studies on big cat personalities and coping strategies suggest personality can help big cats cope in their surroundings. Yet a large p...

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Main Authors: Janice Vaz, Alana Bartley, John Hunt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Zoology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-022-00126-9