THE STUDY OF PRIMATES BEHAVIOUR IN A ZOO IN TARGU-MURES

Aurelie Bastide D’Izard Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Ariane Will Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Loredana Elena Olar Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Mariana Tataru Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Sorin Marian Marza Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Vlad Luca Departament of Anesteziology and Propedeutics, Faculty of Veterinary, Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoc
Ildiko Halmagyi Biologist, Tirgu-Mures Zoo, Verii Street 57, Tirgu-Mures
Viorica Mircean Departament of Parazitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
Ionel Papuc Department of Semiology, Ethopathology and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/agrisp.v107i3-4.13142

Keywords: repetitive stereotyped behavior, captivity, primates, welfare

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the normal and pathological behavior of captive primates in a zoo in Tirgu-Mures. The biological material consisted of 59 monkeys belonging to 11 species. The ethological research involved the following instruments: observation, experimentation, ethogram, spectrum analyzer, video, respectively the causal analysis. The obtained results revealed that the captive monkeys sheltered in isolated cages, with a similar development to what is found in their natural environment and placed at a tolerable distance away from visitors’ activity show no behavioral changes. On the other hand, in the case of those primates sheltered in cages which are exposed to visitors’ noise, we observed the presence of oral and motor stereotypies but also an attitude of lethargic disappointment and preoccupation. The collected data allow to define the investigated primates’ needs and also to get an idea of their welfare in zoo in Tirgu-Mures.

Author Biography

Ildiko Halmagyi, Biologist, Tirgu-Mures Zoo, Verii Street 57, Tirgu-Mures

Published

2018-12-15

Issue

Vol. 107 No. 3-4 (2018): AGRICULTURA

Section

Research articles

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