Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events.

Aldabrachelys gigantea Chelonia Geochelone gigantea animal personality human–animal interaction

Journal

Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
ISSN: 2076-2615
Titre abrégé: Animals (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101635614

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Feb 2022
Historique:
received: 02 01 2022
revised: 29 01 2022
accepted: 08 02 2022
entrez: 25 2 2022
pubmed: 26 2 2022
medline: 26 2 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Human-animal interaction (HAI) can be valuable for captive animals, and many zoo-housed species benefit from interactions with their keepers. There is also an increasing body of evidence that some animal species possess personalities that are temporally consistent. However, the majority of zoo research, particularly on personality and HAI, traditionally has focused on mammals, and there are comparatively fewer studies on reptiles. Research was undertaken at the Faunistic Park Le Cornelle, Italy, to investigate the effects of approach tests and food interaction events on 5 male and 5 female Aldabra tortoise (

Identifiants

pubmed: 35203127
pii: ani12040419
doi: 10.3390/ani12040419
pmc: PMC8868148
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino (G)

Zoo Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH, UK.

Vanessa Smith (V)

Zoo Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH, UK.

Massimo Faustini (M)

Università degli studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Eleonora Bonacina (E)

Università degli studi di Milano, Via Festa del Perdono, 7, 20122 Milan, Italy.

Davide Guadagnini (D)

Parco faunistico Le Cornelle, Via Cornelle, 16, 24030 Valbrembo, Italy.

Roberto Robbiati (R)

Parco faunistico Le Cornelle, Via Cornelle, 16, 24030 Valbrembo, Italy.

Alice Cavalleri (A)

Zoo Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, All Saints, Manchester M15 6BH, UK.

James Edward Brereton (JE)

Animal and Zoo Science, Higher Education, University Centre Sparsholt, Westley Lane, Sparsholt, Winchester SO21 2NF, UK.

Richard Preziosi (R)

Higher Education, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.

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