Behavior and adrenal physiology of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) serving as ambassador animals.
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) challenge
corticosterone (CORT)
fecal or excrement glucocorticoids
stress
welfare
Journal
Zoo biology
ISSN: 1098-2361
Titre abrégé: Zoo Biol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8807837
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
revised:
17
06
2022
received:
03
09
2021
accepted:
26
08
2022
medline:
4
4
2023
pubmed:
14
9
2022
entrez:
13
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ambassador animals are part of many zoo programs, but studies assessing their impact on these animals are relatively rare. This study validated an excrement glucocorticoid metabolite (GCM) assay for Magellanic penguins and used GCM measures in conjunction with behavioral observations to evaluate individual responses to participation in an ambassador animal program. Excrement samples and behavioral observations were collected daily from each bird during two phases, 1 week during which it participated in a twice-daily ambassador program and 1 week in which it did not. We found no differences in GCMs between phases or in comparisons between penguins with 5 or 10 years of program experience. GCM also did not show significant individual variation and did not increase over time during the program phase. There were no significant correlations between bird experience and behavior frequencies, nor GCM concentrations and behavior, across birds. We observed significant positive correlations between the penguins' engagement with novel objects during programs and their unguided approach to guests. Our results suggest that there is no adverse physiological effect of program participation on these penguins, that behavioral and physiological responses may be decoupled, and that choice and control can increase desired behaviors behavior during ambassador programs.
Substances chimiques
Glucocorticoids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
243-253Subventions
Organisme : American Association of Zoo Keepers
Informations de copyright
© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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