Integration of hand‐reared gorillas into breeding groups
Integration of hand‐reared gorillas into breeding groups
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将人工饲养的大猩猩纳入繁殖群体
DOI：
10.1002/zoo.1430090210
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发表时间：
1990
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通讯作者：
A. Meder
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作者：
A. Meder
许多动物园出生的大猩猩仍然必须人工饲养，迟早会与繁殖群体中的同种动物联系在一起。本研究对3个动物园的5只人工饲养的幼仔进行了为期2 ~ 4年的引进和融合观察。结果表明，如果婴儿首先被介绍给一个平静和社会能力的成年女性，介绍会进行得更顺利。婴儿在开始融入社会时不应超过1岁，以便允许“收养”。收养雌性有助于被群体的其他成员接受。在引进过程中经常出现问题，因为银背的攻击性和手工饲养的个体的社会无能。未成熟的动物可能会对成年人的存在做出积极的反应，特别是银背，从而延迟整合的进展。应尽早向成年人介绍这些课程，以帮助他们学习基本的社交技能。
Many zoo-born gorillas must still be hand-reared and sooner or later be associated with conspecifics in a breeding group. In this study the introduction and integration of 5 hand-reared infants at 3 zoos was observed for 2 to 4 years. Results showed that introductions proceed more smoothly if infants are first introduced to a calm and socially competent adult female. Infants should not be much older than 1 year at the start of integration, in order to allow for “adoption.” Adopting females facilitate acceptance by the rest of the group. Problems frequently arise during introductions because of aggressiveness of silverbacks and the social incompetence of hand-reared individuals. Immature animals may react aggressively to the presence of adults, especially silverbacks, and thus delay the progress of integration. They should be introduced to adults as early as possible in order to facilitate the learning of essential social skills.