Behaviour of animals in a mixed-species African savannah zoo exhibit related to expansion of the enclosure, visitor numbers and weather effects
Animal welfare in zoos has been in focus lately, especially in relation to visitor effects. Visitors have been observed to have either a positive, neutral, or negative effect on zoo animals, and studies have shown that this can depend on the species and the enclosure. I got the opportunity to study the animals in the African savannah exhibit at Kristiansand Zoological Garden in 2022 in relation to the expansion of the enclosure. The study subjects consisted of four zebra, two