How do giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) respond to varying properties of enrichments? A comparison of behavioral profiles among five enrichment items

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (1983) Vol. 119; no. 3; p. 325
• Main Authors: Swaisgood, Ronald R, White, Angela M, Zhou, Xiaoping, Zhang, Guiquan, Lindburg, Donald G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2005
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Discrimination Learning; Exploratory Behavior; Feeding Behavior; Female; Male; Motivation; Psychomotor Performance; Social Environment; Ursidae - psychology

This study investigated the responses of 14 giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) to 5 enrichment items (3 manipulable objects, 2 feeding devices) that possess different properties affording varying behavioral opportunities. Enrichment items were quantitatively described by using 12 properties. Pand...