Vocalizations and other behavioral responses of male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) during experimental separation and reunion trials

Ruiz‐Miranda, Carlos R.; Wells, S. A.; Golden, Rachel Lynn; Seidensticker, John

doi:10.1002/(sici)1098-2361(1998)17:1<1::aid-zoo1>3.0.co;2-d

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“…The vocalizations of animals are relatively easy to record (Dawkins, 1998 (Crowell and Comuzzie, 1993;White et al, 1993;Krishnamurthy, 1994;Mulligan et al, 1994;Schapiro and Bloomsmith, 1994;Warris et al, 1994;Schwartzkopf-Genswein et al, 1997;Grandin, 1998;Ruiz-Miranda et al, 1998;Weary et al, 1998;Zimmerman and Koene, 1998;Taylor and Weary, 2000;Zimmerman et al, 2000Zimmerman et al, , 2003Schön et al, 2004;McCowan and Rommeck, 2006). Yet, the potential use of this method as a measure of wellbeing in captive dolphins is still limited (Castellote and Fossa, 2006;Akiyama and Ohta, 2007;Therrien et al, 2012).…”

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Variation in the emission rate of sounds in a captive group of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens during feedings: possible food anticipatory vocal activity?

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Wang

2015

Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol.

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This study examines whether a group of captive false killer whales ( Pseudorca crassidens ) showed variations in the vocal rate around feeding times. The high level of motivation to express appetitive behaviors in captive animals may lead them to respond with changes of the behavioral activities during the time prior to food deliveries which are referred to as food anticipatory activity. False killer whales at Qingdao Polar Ocean World (Qingdao, China) showed signifi cant variations of the rates of both the total sounds and sound classes (whistles, clicks, and burst pulses) around feedings. Precisely, from the Transition interval that recorded the lowest vocalization rate (3.40 s/m/d), the whales increased their acoustic emissions upon trainers' arrival (13.08 s/m/d). The high rate was maintained or intensifi ed throughout the food delivery (25.12 s/m/d), and then reduced immediately after the animals were fed (9.91 s/m/d). These changes in the false killer whales sound production rates around feeding times supports the hypothesis of the presence of a food anticipatory vocal activity. Although sound rates may not give detailed information regarding referential aspects of the animal communication it might still shed light about the arousal levels of the individuals during diff erent social or environmental conditions. Further experiments should be performed to assess if variations of the time of feeding routines may aff ect the vocal activity of cetaceans in captivity as well as their welfare.

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Variation in the emission rate of sounds in a captive group of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens during feedings: possible food anticipatory vocal activity?

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Wang

2015

Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol.

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“…Male cheetahs can be solitary, but up to 60% of wild males remain in stable groups, or coalitions, throughout their lifetime [Caro and Collins, ; Caro, , ; Ruiz‐Miranda et al, ; Durant et al, ]. Coalition members maintain close proximity to one another and intra‐group interactions are mostly affiliative, with little overt aggression and frequent displays of allogrooming [Caro, , ].…”

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“…Furthermore, there is evidence that females mate with multiple males in the same reproductive cycle and litters can be of mixed paternity as a result [Gottelli et al, ]. Thus, it seems that the formation and maintenance of coalitions is important for improving the survival and reproductive success of wild male cheetahs [Ruiz‐Miranda et al, ; Durant et al, ; Gottelli et al, ].…”

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“…Appropriate social housing is an effective way of improving animal welfare by providing animals the context in which to express wild‐counterpart behavior [De Rouck et al, ; Price and Stoinski, ]. This can also directly affect reproductive success [Mellen, ; Carlstead and Shepherdson, ; Ruiz‐Miranda et al, ], and optimize the use of available accommodation.…”

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“…Some authors have suggested that social housing may be important in determining reproductive success in cheetahs [Caro and Collins, ; Caro, ; Wielebnowski et al, ]. Long‐term studies have been carried out into the social behavior of wild cheetahs [Caro, ], however little is known about the effects of social group housing on captive cheetah behavior [Ruiz‐Miranda et al, ]. Ruiz‐Miranda et al [] studied the behavior of cheetahs in two coalitions during separation and reunion trials.…”

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Captive-housed male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) form naturalistic coalitions: Measuring associations and calculating chance encounters

2013

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Cheetahs are known to reproduce poorly in captivity and research suggests that the reasons for this are behavioral, rather than physiological. In the wild, male cheetahs remain in stable groups, or coalitions, throughout their lifetime. Appropriate social group housing is important in enhancing welfare and reproductive success in captivity and this study examined the effect of changes in social group composition on the behavior of four male cheetahs: two siblings and two half siblings. During the study, the cheetahs were housed both in pairs and as a group of four, before one male was relocated. The remaining cheetahs were then housed in a trio. Affiliative behaviors were frequently shown within pairs and overt aggression was seldom observed. Association indices were calculated for each cheetah pair and corrected for chance encounters based on data generated from a Monte Carlo simulation. The indices showed that two coalitions existed before the relocated male departed. Following the relocation of one of the half siblings, the remaining cheetahs appeared to form a coalition of three, as the indices of association between the unrelated male and the siblings increased and allogrooming between unrelated individuals was observed. The findings of this study indicate that natural social groupings of male cheetahs can be successfully replicated in captivity, which could potentially improve the chances of reproductive success when they are introduced to female cheetahs.

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Terrestrial predator alarm vocalizations are a valid monitor of stress in captive brown capuchins (Cebus apella)

1999

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The vocal behavior of captive animals is increasingly exploited as an index of well‐being. Here we show that the terrestrial predator alarm (TPA) vocalization, a robust and acoustically distinctive anti‐predation vocal response present in many mammal and bird species, offers useful information on the relative well‐being and stress levels of captive animals. In a 16‐week experiment evaluating the effects of varying levels of physical environmental enrichment (control < toys < foraging box < foraging box and toys) in the cages of eight singly housed adult male brown capuchins, we quantified the 1) emission rate of TPAs, 2) proportions of normal and abnormal behavior sample intervals, and 3) fecal and plasma cortisol levels. Variation in TPA emission across the experimental conditions was significant. We found significant reductions in the mean TPA production rate by the group in the enriched (toys, foraging box, and foraging box and toys) compared to the control condition; pre‐ and post‐experimental conditions, however, did not differ from the control condition. Mean TPA production by the group was also significantly positively correlated to mean group levels of fecal cortisol and proportion of abnormal behavior sample intervals, and significantly negatively correlated to the average proportion of normal behavior sample intervals in the group. Based on group means, plasma cortisol levels were positively, but not significantly, related to increasing TPA rate. At the level of the responses of an individual subject, however, the covariation between the vocal and non‐vocal behavioral measures and the cortisol assays seldom attained significance. Nevertheless, the direction of the relationships among these parameters within individual subjects typically mirrored those correlations based on group means. At both the group mean and individual levels, our results are consistent with the interpretation that in conditions of low environmental enrichment the study subjects were more stressed, and therefore more reactive to the presence of a threatening terrestrial stimulus (human observer), than when in more enriched conditions. We suggest that protocols to evaluate the effectiveness of enrichment for captive species other than brown capuchins could also profitably exploit TPAs as a first‐line monitor or as corroboratory evidence of current well‐being. Zoo Biol 18:295–312, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Vocalizations and other behavioral responses of male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) during experimental separation and reunion trials

Cited by 24 publications

References 25 publications

Variation in the emission rate of sounds in a captive group of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens during feedings: possible food anticipatory vocal activity?

Variation in the emission rate of sounds in a captive group of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens during feedings: possible food anticipatory vocal activity?

Captive-housed male cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii) form naturalistic coalitions: Measuring associations and calculating chance encounters

Terrestrial predator alarm vocalizations are a valid monitor of stress in captive brown capuchins (Cebus apella)

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