Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic
The stress suffered by other animal species has not been considered in many situations of interaction with humans. Captive animals in zoos have constant interactions with their keepers, their doctors and with visitors. The objective of our study was to better understand the influence of visitors on...
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The stress suffered by other animal species has not been considered in many situations of interaction with humans. Captive animals in zoos have constant interactions with their keepers, their doctors and with visitors. The objective of our study was to better understand the influence of visitors on the stress of captive animals. Like others around the world, the Zoo in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, closed its doors to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We took advantage of this period to measure hair cortisol in mammals after months without visitors and months after visitors returned. Samples were taken whenever there was an opportunity for handling. Our results did not show a significant difference when considering all specimens sampled, however, we found that primates were significantly more stressed in the absence of visitors, as opposed to the rest of the animals who showed more stress with the presence of visitors, although not significantly. This supports the hypothesis that some animals have an adaptation to the presence of the public and even, in the case of primates, interaction with humans could become a beneficial factor.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9ca37acc7af742578e1248223c962d502025-02-01T17:44:01ZengUniversidad De La Salle BajíoNova Scientia2007-07052025-01-01163310.21640/ns.v16i33.3467Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemicFroylán Albarrán Tamayo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-8765J. J. Barroso Padilla1M. A. Carpio Valdivia2A. E. Sandoval Higareda3Bernardo Bañuelos Hernández4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-0887Andrés Cruz Hernández5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5507-3878Universidad De La Salle BajíoLeón Zoo ParkUniversidad La Salle BajíoUniversidad La Salle BajíoUniversidad La Salle BajíoUniversidad La Salle Bajío The stress suffered by other animal species has not been considered in many situations of interaction with humans. Captive animals in zoos have constant interactions with their keepers, their doctors and with visitors. The objective of our study was to better understand the influence of visitors on the stress of captive animals. Like others around the world, the Zoo in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, closed its doors to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We took advantage of this period to measure hair cortisol in mammals after months without visitors and months after visitors returned. Samples were taken whenever there was an opportunity for handling. Our results did not show a significant difference when considering all specimens sampled, however, we found that primates were significantly more stressed in the absence of visitors, as opposed to the rest of the animals who showed more stress with the presence of visitors, although not significantly. This supports the hypothesis that some animals have an adaptation to the presence of the public and even, in the case of primates, interaction with humans could become a beneficial factor. https://novascientia.lasallebajio.edu.mx/ojs/index.php/Nova/article/view/3467primateszoostresshair cortisoladaptation |
| spellingShingle | Froylán Albarrán Tamayo J. J. Barroso Padilla M. A. Carpio Valdivia A. E. Sandoval Higareda Bernardo Bañuelos Hernández Andrés Cruz Hernández Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic Nova Scientia primates zoo stress hair cortisol adaptation |
| title | Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors: A model provided by the covid-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | primates in zoo stressed by the absence of visitors a model provided by the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | primates zoo stress hair cortisol adaptation |
| url | https://novascientia.lasallebajio.edu.mx/ojs/index.php/Nova/article/view/3467 |
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