A Tool Use Task Proves Enriching for a Captive Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Environmental enrichment is used to improve an animal’s physical and psychological well-being while housed in a captive environment. Alligood and Leighty (2015) suggested that enrichment that emulates the natural and preferred behaviors of the species may be optimal for improving welfare. Cognitive...
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Animal Behavior and Cognition
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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| Online Access: | http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/10/03.May2016-Hanna,+Frick,+Kuczaj_final.cb.d.pdf |