Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care
Animal-based measures reflecting the welfare state of individuals are critical for ensuring the well-being of animals under human care. Anticipatory behavior is one potential animal-based measure that has gained traction in recent years, as it is theorized to relate to animals' reward sensitivi...
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| author | Bethany L. Krebs Karli R. Chudeau Caitlin L. Eschmann Celina W. Tu Eridia Pacheco Jason V. Watters Jason V. Watters |
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| description | Animal-based measures reflecting the welfare state of individuals are critical for ensuring the well-being of animals under human care. Anticipatory behavior is one potential animal-based measure that has gained traction in recent years, as it is theorized to relate to animals' reward sensitivity. It is of particular interest as an assessment for animals living under human care, as the predictability of the captive environment lends itself to the development of this class of behaviors. Animals are likely to exhibit anticipation in locations related to the anticipated event, often in temporally predictable time frames, and before specific contexts they experience in their day-to-day management. In this sense and under certain circumstances, anticipatory behaviors are likely to drive observed behavioral or space use patterns of animals under human care. Drawing conclusions from such data without identifying anticipation may result in misleading conclusions. Here we discuss how space, time, and context are related to patterns of anticipatory behaviors in animals under human care, how unidentified anticipation may alter conclusions regarding animal behavior or welfare under certain circumstances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e29b3d93338743b6ac6f3be684b44f3d2022-12-22T03:20:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692022-09-01910.3389/fvets.2022.972217972217Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human careBethany L. Krebs0Karli R. Chudeau1Caitlin L. Eschmann2Celina W. Tu3Eridia Pacheco4Jason V. Watters5Jason V. Watters6Animal Wellness Department, San Francisco Zoological Society, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAnimal Science Department, University of California, Davis, CA, United StatesAnimal Wellness Department, San Francisco Zoological Society, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAnimal Science Department, University of California, Davis, CA, United StatesAnimal Science Department, University of California, Davis, CA, United StatesAnimal Wellness Department, San Francisco Zoological Society, San Francisco, CA, United StatesAnimal Science Department, University of California, Davis, CA, United StatesAnimal-based measures reflecting the welfare state of individuals are critical for ensuring the well-being of animals under human care. Anticipatory behavior is one potential animal-based measure that has gained traction in recent years, as it is theorized to relate to animals' reward sensitivity. It is of particular interest as an assessment for animals living under human care, as the predictability of the captive environment lends itself to the development of this class of behaviors. Animals are likely to exhibit anticipation in locations related to the anticipated event, often in temporally predictable time frames, and before specific contexts they experience in their day-to-day management. In this sense and under certain circumstances, anticipatory behaviors are likely to drive observed behavioral or space use patterns of animals under human care. Drawing conclusions from such data without identifying anticipation may result in misleading conclusions. Here we discuss how space, time, and context are related to patterns of anticipatory behaviors in animals under human care, how unidentified anticipation may alter conclusions regarding animal behavior or welfare under certain circumstances.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.972217/fullanimal welfarewelfare indicatorreward sensitivityzoo animalwelfare assessment |
| spellingShingle | Bethany L. Krebs Karli R. Chudeau Caitlin L. Eschmann Celina W. Tu Eridia Pacheco Jason V. Watters Jason V. Watters Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care Frontiers in Veterinary Science animal welfare welfare indicator reward sensitivity zoo animal welfare assessment |
| title | Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| title_full | Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| title_fullStr | Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| title_full_unstemmed | Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| title_short | Space, time, and context drive anticipatory behavior: Considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| title_sort | space time and context drive anticipatory behavior considerations for understanding the behavior of animals in human care |
| topic | animal welfare welfare indicator reward sensitivity zoo animal welfare assessment |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.972217/full |
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