The influence of enclosure design on diurnal activity and stereotypic behaviour in captive Malayan Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus)

The effect of enclosure design on diurnal activity and stereotypic behaviour was assessed in 17 adult Malayan Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus), kept either in barren indoor enclosures or relatively enriched outdoor enclosures. Locomotion was the most frequent activity observed in the indoor bears, fo...

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Main Authors: Tan, H. M., Ong, S. M., Langat, G., Bahaman, Abdul Rani, Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar, Sugnaseelan, Sumita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29833/1/The%20influence%20of%20enclosure%20design%20on%20diurnal%20activity%20and%20stereotypic%20behaviour%20in%20captive%20Malayan%20Sun%20bears.pdf