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  1. 1. The domesticated Thai elephants as a sustainable resource : a comparative behavioural study on camp and zoo elephants

    L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Författare :Charlotte Wallmark; [2008]
    Nyckelord :elephant; welfare; Thailand; mahout; maximus indicus; stereotypic; domesticated; behaviour;

    Sammanfattning : In this study the welfare among domesticated Asian elephants in Thailand (Maximus indicus) and Zoo elephants in Sweden and Thailand were investigated. The aim of the study was to see if elephants owned by local people and hired by camp managers showed a higher frequency of stereotypic behaviour than those owned by the camp, if zoo elephant perform a lot of stereotypic behaviours and what could be done to the decrease that level, if calves contribute to an increased welfare of their mothers and what could be done to ease the problems connected with musth in bulls. LÄS MER