Activity Patterns of Captive Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
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2023
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Bugler, K.A.
Ross, J.G.
Paterson, A.M.
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Animals, 2023; 13(5):846-1-846-14
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Kathryn A. Bugler, James G. Ross and Adrian M. Paterson
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We studied the activity budgets of seven Ailurus fulgens, at three zoos within Australasia, using video cameras, and in-person observations. Red panda in this study followed a crepuscular activity pattern, with another short peak of activity around midnight. Ambient temperature greatly affected panda activity patterns; red panda allocated more time to resting and sleeping when temperatures increased. This preliminary study suggests how environmental factors affect captive red panda, which will help better inform captive facilities, and how this might impact their wild conspecifics.
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© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).