Self-directed behavior reflects social stress in captive Asian elephants

Self-directed behaviors (SDBs), such as scratching, self-grooming, and body shaking, have been widely used as indicators of anxiety and social stress in non-human primates. However, research focused on SDB outside the primate range is still in infancy. Expanding this topic to other species can suppo...

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Main Authors: Sofia Vilela, Peini Chen, So Murakami, Yusuke Tanabe, Shinya Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2025.1629664/full
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