Social behaviour and personality assessment as a tool for improving the management of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in captivity

The wild cheetah population is rapidly declining, and the captive population is not self-sustaining. This is of great concern for cheetah conservation and the latter might indicate underlying captive welfare concerns. This research measured the behaviour and personality of cheetahs held in zoo exhib...

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Main Author: Chadwick, C.
Published: University of Salford 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605127