Effects of Complex Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Captive Malayan Sun Bears (<i>Helarctos malayanus</i>)

Ghavamian, Yasmeen; Minier, Darren E.; Jaffe, Karin Enstam

doi:10.1080/10888705.2021.2023874

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“…A second reason to believe that cognitive challenges can enhance animal well-being comes from studies showing that engaging in cognitive challenges has been associated with positive welfare indicators, including increases in movement or activity [ 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ]; decreases in stereotypies [ 62 , 63 , 66 , 67 , 68 ]; decreases in self-directed behaviors such as scratching or feather-plucking that are commonly seen as stress-induced [ 69 , 70 ]; decreases in physiological indicators of stress such as salivary cortisol [ 65 , 71 ]; increases in behavioral diversity and exploratory behavior [ 62 , 72 ]; and the presence of positive affect and excitement behaviors [ 73 , 74 ].…”

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Minding the Minds: A Primer on Cognitive Challenge for Marine Mammals in Human Care

Jaakkola

2024

Animals

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The past several decades have witnessed significant improvement in the physical welfare of marine mammals in zoos and aquariums. Over that same time period, research has revealed complex cognitive abilities in at least some of these species, yet there has been comparatively little attention paid to addressing their cognitive welfare per se. Studies primarily conducted with terrestrial animals have suggested that providing appropriate cognitive challenges in managed care settings can improve animal well-being. As a step toward facilitating this practice with marine mammals, this paper discusses factors relevant for creating appropriate cognitive challenges, outlines the three major categories of cognitive challenge that have been utilized with marine mammals, along with the logistical pros and cons of each, and calls on organizations that care for marine mammals to cultivate a bias for action with respect to providing cognitive care.

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