人工饲养穿山甲行为的观察

通过对杭州动物园饲养的 9只穿山甲全天连续观察和测定 ,发现在其摄食、睡眠 ,排泄 (粪尿 )、饮水、做窝和挖土打洞等行为方面 ,除保持昼伏夜出外 ,多数发生了适应性变化 ,根据上述行为的观察 ,对穿山甲的饲养管理进行了初步探讨

Behavior Observations of the Chinese Pangolin under Artificial Rearing

This study is based on all day observations and mesuring behaviors of 9 adult Chinese pangolins reared in the zoo.Results found that most of the behavior patterns,such as feeding,sleeping,drinking,digging,defecating and urinating behaviors have modify and have adapt to the zoo conditions,but the nocturnal habits and characteristics of the Chinese pangolin have not change.