Does captivity influence territorial and hunting behaviour? Assessment for an <i>ex situ</i> reintroduction program of African lions <i>Panthera leo</i>

Dunston, Emma J.; Abell, Jackie; Doyle, Rebecca; Duffy, Deanna; Poynter, C. W. M.; Kirk, Jacqui; Hilley, Victoria B.; Forsyth, Andrew D.; Jenkins, Emma; Mcallister, Dominique; Freire, Rafael

doi:10.1111/mam.12101

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“…In a study by Dunston in Africa, it was analyzed whether lions in captivity after being reintroduced into the wild would express natural hunting and foraging behaviours. In the study the evidence suggests that, by moving lions to a reserve with greater space and greater access to prey, these groups of captive origin are able to establish and defend a territory, and to become independent again in nature [4].…”

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“…For example, in relation to the lion (Lailos), its enclosure in the PZG is 211.653 m² of total area. In contrast, in nature the maintenance of territory is an essential aspect of success for male African lions (Panthera leo), ranging from 11.5 km² to 1,002 km² across southern Africa, thus being a lion captive male in an area much smaller than his natural will behave with stereotype and stress [4]. www.opastonline.com…”

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Environmental Food and Cognitive Enrichment: A Study of Well-Being for Large Captive Felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

2022

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Environmental food and cognitive enrichment: a study of well-being for large captive cats at the Zoo of Goiânia In order to promote research and conservation of species, zoos tend to promote the modernization of this system, such as the insertion of larger and adequate enclosures, environmental enrichments, and above all the conservation of species. The main objectives of this work were: to promote environmental food and cognitive enrichment for big cats, in addition to discussing the validity of this enrichment model. The study animals were 12 animals: four tigers (Panthera tigris), three puma (Puma concolor), three jaguars (Panthera onca) and two lions (Panthera leo). We used a basic ethogram for the analysis of behaviors, in which there was an analysis of specific behavior: rhythm and inactivity. With the focal animal observation method, and using the “surprise box” enrichment method, which consisted of pieces of meat inside cardboard boxes, the statistical results obtained indicated that enrichment increased social, rest and physiological behavior, and slowed down and downtime. Each species reacted in a specific way to enrichments, with better results being noticed with the Panthera onca group, followed by the Panthera leo, Panthera tigris and Puma concolor group, respectively. The theory of the use of environmental enrichment was proven and compared with other works similar to this one.

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Environmental Food and Cognitive Enrichment: A Study of Well-Being for Large Captive Felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

2022

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“…In a study by Dunston in Africa, it was analyzed whether lions in captivity after being reintroduced into the wild would express natural hunting and foraging behaviors. In the study the evidence suggests that, by moving lions to a reserve with greater space and greater access to prey, these groups of captive origin are able to establish and defend a territory, and to become independent again in nature (DUNSTON, 2017).…”

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Environmental food and cognitive enrichment: a study of well-being for large captive felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

Rangel

Júnior

2021

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In order to promote research and conservation of species, zoos tend to promote the modernization of this system, such as the insertion of larger and adequate enclosures, environmental enrichments, and above all the conservation of species. The main objectives of this work were: to promote environmental food and cognitive enrichment for big cats, in addition to discussing the validity of this enrichment model. The study animals were 12 animals: four tigers (Panthera tigris), three puma (Puma concolor), three jaguars (Panthera onca) and two lions (Panthera leo). We used a basic ethogram for the analysis of behaviors, in which there was an analysis of specific behavior: rhythm and inactivity. With the focal animal observation method, and using the “surprise box” enrichment method, which consisted of pieces of meat inside cardboard boxes, the statistical results obtained indicated that enrichment increased social, rest and physiological behavior, and slowed down and downtime. Each species reacted in a specific way to enrichments, with better results being noticed with the Panthera onca group, followed by the Panthera leo, Panthera tigris and Puma concolor group, respectively. The theory of the use of environmental enrichment was proven and compared with other works similar to this one.

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“…The focal lion group for this study was the Tsau pride. The social behaviour and cohesion of this pride was compared to previously studied captive-origin tawny and wild prides, detailed in Dunston et al (2017) [ 51 ]. The 2 captive-origin prides were situated in Livingstone, Zambia (Dambwa pride) and Gweru, Zimbabwe (Ngamo pride).…”

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“…Abell et al (2013a) [ 20 ] provided the first SNA on lions, focusing on a captive-origin lion pride with wild-born cubs, identifying that the roles of individuals, sexes and age groups varied and that the pride was socially cohesive. Dunston et al (2017) [ 51 ] conducted the first SNA to compare the sociality of two captive-origin lion prides with that of a wild lion pride, finding that the captive-origin prides were socially cohesive, displaying behaviour and interactions similar to that of the wild pride. SNA has also been used more recently by Mzileni et al (2019) [ 52 ] to study horizontal disease transmission in wild lions in Kruger National Park, by looking at the behavioural interfaces of lions.…”

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Assessing the Social Cohesion of a Translocated Pride of White Lions Integrated with Wild Tawny Lions in South Africa, Using Social Network Analysis

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Iongh

Dunston-Clarke

2022

Animals

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In South Africa, lions are protected in national parks and smaller fenced reserves. Translocating lions between fenced reserves, whilst necessary to maintain genetic diversity, is disruptive and can impact survivorship and pride cohesion. Critical to translocation success is pride cohesion. White lions are a natural colour variant occurring in the Greater Kruger Park Region, where anthropogenic threats eliminated this population until reintroduction in 2006. Through social network analysis (SNA), the sociality of a released pride of captive-origin white and wild tawny lions was compared to two captive-origin and wild prides of tawny lions. Social interactions and pride dynamics were recorded for each pride. For all prides, cubs and subadults were central to the play network, while adults received the most social interactions. White and wild tawny adult males initiated more social interactions than captive-origin tawny males, whilst a keystone adult female was identified in each pride. For the constructed pride, social interactions were more evenly distributed, suggesting a high level of connectedness and cohesion. This is the first study to demonstrate that captive-origin white and wild tawny lions can form a socially functional pride, suggesting that white lions would survive in the wild in the absence of anthropogenic threats.

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Does captivity influence territorial and hunting behaviour? Assessment for an ex situ reintroduction program of African lions Panthera leo

Cited by 6 publications

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Environmental Food and Cognitive Enrichment: A Study of Well-Being for Large Captive Felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

Environmental Food and Cognitive Enrichment: A Study of Well-Being for Large Captive Felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

Environmental food and cognitive enrichment: a study of well-being for large captive felids at the Zoo of Goiânia

Assessing the Social Cohesion of a Translocated Pride of White Lions Integrated with Wild Tawny Lions in South Africa, Using Social Network Analysis

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