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Environmental enrichment and the importance of exploratory behavior (1998)

Mench, J. A.

Abstract

As we reconsider our housing and care systems for animals in captivity, satisfying the high-priority behavioral needs of animals should be the central consideration.

Published
1998

Animal Type
All/General
Topic
Environmental Enrichment

Citation
Mench, J. A. 1998. Environmental enrichment and the importance of exploratory behavior. In: Second Nature - Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Shepherdson, D. H., Mellen, J. D., Hutchins, M. (eds), 30-46. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC.

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