A large-scale study on the nocturnal behavior of African ungulates in zoos and its influencing factors

J Gübert, M Hahn-Klimroth, PW Dierkes - Frontiers in Ethology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The nocturnal behavior of many ungulate species has currently not been
sufficiently studied. However, the behavioral patterns of large herbivores vary greatly …

Daily rhythm of rumination in the goat (Capra hircus) is not driven by feeding

MEM M'hani, Y Beniaich, H Farsi, M Piro… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rumination shows a nocturnal rhythmic pattern in day-active ruminants. Although feeding
has been shown to quantitatively modulate rumination, it is not clear yet if feeding rhythm …

Penguins snatch seconds-long microsleeps

CD Harding, VV Vyazovskiy - Science, 2023 - science.org
Considerable research efforts have been committed to understanding the fundamental
biology of sleep. Yet, this knowledge is mostly derived from laboratory studies undertaken in …

Rest and cold: different circadian responses to natural cold in five species of predatory mammals

VM Kovalzon, AD Komarova, MN Erofeeva… - The European Physical …, 2024 - Springer
Aiming to answer the question of how the rest-activity cycle and subcutaneous temperature
change with a decrease in ambient temperature, we studied the following species of …

Beyond model organisms: diversifying experimental species and ecological complexity to reveal the evolutionary history and functions of sleep

A Eban-Rothschild - Sleep, 2022 - academic.oup.com
A principal goal of sleep research is to explain how the brain controls different features of
sleep and how dysregulation of these mechanisms results in human sleep disorders. For …

Nocturnal behavioral patterns of African ungulates in zoos

J Gübert, G Schneider, M Hahn‐Klimroth… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, most studies on ungulates' behavior are conducted during the daylight hours, but
their nocturnal behavior patterns differ from those shown during day. Therefore, it is …

[HTML][HTML] Time budgets and 24 h temporal patterns variation of activities in stabled dairy dromedary camels

CC Aoun, M Atigui, M Brahmi, E Gherairi… - Applied Animal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Time budgets can be used to determine the amount of time camels allocate to different
behaviors throughout the day and can be a useful tool to evaluate animals' management …

Impact of parity on prepartum activities and behaviour in dromedary camels under farm conditions

N Mansour, R AlKhateeb… - Reproduction in Domestic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study was conducted to assess the disparities in camel activities such as eating,
drinking, sitting, standing, and sleeping between primiparous and multiparous females …

Accelerometry reveals nocturnal biphasic sleep behavior in wild giraffe

AL Burger-Schulz, E Thiel, J Fennessy… - Frontiers in Mammal …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Most research on mammalian resting and sleep behavior is conducted under controlled
laboratory or zoo settings, with limited studies taking place in their natural habitats. To …

Good Housing: Camels and Their Interaction with the Environment

A Faraz, SM Hussain, C Iglesias Pastrana… - … Camel Behavior and …, 2024 - Springer
Camel farming is undergoing a profound transformation. To date, camels can be reared in
many different ways, ranging from traditional nomadic breeding to more technological …