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Activity budget and behaviour of giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis at Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna, Sweden

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2023
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Friedmann, M., Burkevica, A., Lagerström, L., Gustafsson, J., Johnsson, J., Lundgren, P., & Clauss, M. (2023). Activity budget and behaviour of giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis at Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna, Sweden. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 11, 356–365. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v11i4.770

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Modern zoos must ensure the welfare and conservation of their captive animals. For this, it is recommended to provide cognitive stimuli (‘enrichment’), good habitat management and adequate nutrition amongst other things. Assessment of animal welfare should include behavioural observation. One frequently used approach compares the activity budget of zoo animals with their wild conspecifics, carefully interpreting resulting differences. Here, this method is used for giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis on a feeding regime with three fixe

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  • Friedmann, Mélodie
  • Burkevica, Anita
  • Lagerström, Linn
  • Gustafsson, Jenny
  • Johnsson, Julia
  • Lundgren, Peter

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11

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356

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365

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English

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2023

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2024-01-25

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2214-7594

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Friedmann, M., Burkevica, A., Lagerström, L., Gustafsson, J., Johnsson, J., Lundgren, P., & Clauss, M. (2023). Activity budget and behaviour of giant otters Pteronura brasiliensis at Parken Zoo, Eskilstuna, Sweden. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 11, 356–365. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v11i4.770

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