A preliminary study of the effects of enrichment tools on stereotypic behavior in captive Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)

The stereotypic behaviors are common in captive bear. objectives of study were to investigate 1) the effects new enrichment tools on frequency hand sucking/licking (HS) and pacing sun bear; 2) response bear each tool. data collection was divided into 5 parts: before using puzzle feeder (PF) 3) bamboo cradle) (BC) 4) container (C) 5) without any results showed that HS not significantly affected by (P>0.05). lowest found after (P<0.001). However, it different between tools. PF lower than BC C. highest duration tool (P=0.002). In conclusion, could reduce hand-sucking/licking stimuli would be more interested edible tool, which compared with other types Therefore, is necessary conduct a long-term experimental program future study.