Food access in captive Ammotragus: the role played by hierarchy and mother–infant interactions

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.10062.abs An analysis of individuals’ behavior when accessing a restricted food source (troughs) was carried out in a captive population of aoudad (Ammotragus lervia). Access to the troughs followed a strict hierarchical order, as higher-ranking individuals fed before lower-ranking ones. Unweaned male and female calves made use of the troughs from the ages of […]