We all had to make adjustments as the coronavirus pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day.
unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of visitors pass by every single day. A new study shows how primates reacted to that shift.
Observations were recorded at Twycross Zoo and Knowsley Safari in the UK, both before and after visitors returned. The olive baboons in the safari park were seen to engage in less sexual and dominance behavior when the visitors came back. They also tended to approach visitor cars more often, compared with the ranger vehicles they saw when the park was closed.The researchers suggest that the returning visitors seemed to stimulate the chimpanzees and baboons, while gorillas and bonobos spending less time alone could also be viewed as positive.
"Behavioral changes and changes in enclosure use in the presence of visitors highlights the adaptability of zoo species to their environments,""Provision of environments which enable animals to actively adapt in this manner is really important for their welfare."
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