Feeding enrichment and stereotypic behavior in spectacled bears

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:53.3.CO;2-8 The effect of feeding enrichment on the behavior of three spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus) was investigated in a large, complex zoo exhibit. Feeding enrichment significantly extended the time bears spent foraging, but no delayed effect on other behaviors was found. The frequency of stereotypic behaviors performed by an old female and a young […]