Effects of early rearing experience on subsequent adult sexual behavior using domestic cats (Felis catus) as a model for exotic small felids

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430110104.abs Zoo professionals generally believe that maternal rearing of zoo animals is preferable to human/nursery raising. The lack of consistent reproductive success in small captive exotic felids has been partially attributed to an excess of human-raised individuals. To investigate experimentally the effects of human/nursery rearing on adult sexual behavior, domestic cats were used as […]