Abstract:Many proposals for environmental enrichment are planned prioritizing the changes in feeding conditions of animals. This occurs because of the richness of sensory properties of food that motivates not only feeding behaviour and foraging as well as exploration. Exploratory behaviour has been considered as one of the possible indicators of animal welfare. However, in the specific case of domestic cats, the knowledge related to this behaviour is still incipient.Since cats are primary predators, it is expected that… Show more
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