Research on reproductive behavior of gorillas and Pandas.

大猩猩和大熊猫的繁殖行为研究。

• 批准号: 10044009
• 负责人: NAKAMICHI Masayuki
• 金额: $ 2.37万
• 依托单位: Osaka University
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 1998 至 1999
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-10044009/
• 关键词: Gorilla; Panda; Endangered species; Reproduction; Captivity; Maternal separation; 飼育; 繁殖行動; 子育て行動; 社会行動

The present study was conducted to describe reproductive and other behaviors of two endangered species, Gorilla and Panda, in captivity. Gorillas were observed in two facilities, the San Diego Wild Animal Park and Colonbus Zoo, Ohio. Adult females maintained affiliative interactions with the leading male but social relationships among adult females were infrequent. This tendency was very similar to that in the wild. Some adult females failed in taking care of their own infants, but hand-reared infants were successfully introduced to breeding groups. Therefore, most gorillas in the two facilities were able to maintain the ability to perform appropriate reproductive behaviors. Environmental enrichment is also very important for captive gorillas to display behaviors appropriate for not only reproduction but also maintenance of stable social groups. Moreover, behavioral responses of an infant gorilla to maternal separation were very similar to those of human children. Three giant pandas of two facilities in Japan were observed. They had problems to display stereotyped behaviors. Occurrences of some types of such behaviors were related with behaviors of visitors.

本研究描述了圈养条件下大猩猩和大熊猫的繁殖行为和其他行为。在圣地亚哥野生动物园和俄亥俄州的科隆布斯动物园这两个设施中观察到了大猩猩。成年女性保持从属的互动与男性领导，但成年女性之间的社会关系是罕见的。这种趋势与野生动物非常相似。一些成年雌性未能照顾好自己的幼崽，但人工饲养的幼崽被成功地引入了繁殖群体。因此，这两个设施中的大多数大猩猩都能够保持进行适当生殖行为的能力。丰富的环境对于圈养大猩猩表现出不仅适合繁殖而且适合维持稳定的社会群体的行为也非常重要。此外，幼年大猩猩对母亲分离的行为反应与人类儿童非常相似。观察了日本两个设施的三只大熊猫。他们在表现刻板行为方面存在问题。某些类型的行为的发生与游客的行为有关。

项目成果

Yoshida, H.: "Who likes where? How to use the outdoor enclosure of captive Western Lowland Gorillas in the Colonbus Zoo"Gorilla Gazette. (in press).

吉田 H.：“谁喜欢哪里？如何使用哥伦布动物园圈养的西部低地大猩猩的室外围栏”《大猩猩公报》。

Nakamichi, M. et al,: "Intra-troop affiliative relationship of females with newborn infants in wild ring-tailed lemurs(Lemur catta)"American Journal of Primatology. (in press).

Nakamichi, M. 等人：“野生环尾狐猴（Lemur catta）中雌性与新生婴儿的队内亲缘关系”美国灵长类动物学杂志。

Nakamichi, M. & N. Koyama: "Intra-troop affiliative relationships of females with newborn infants in wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)."American Journal of Primatology. (in press).

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Nakamichi,M.et al.: "Behavioral effects of perches on group-housed adult female Japanese monkeys" Perceptual and Motor Skills. 87. 707-714

Nakamichi,M.et al.：“栖息地对群居成年雌性日本猴子的行为影响”知觉和运动技能。

Nakamichi, M.: "Throwing of sticks by gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the San Diego Wild Animal Park."Folia Primatologica.. 69. 291-295 (1998)

Nakamichi, M.：“圣地亚哥野生动物公园的大猩猩（大猩猩）投掷棍棒。”Folia Primatologica.. 69. 291-295 (1998)