| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to analyze the ex situ husbandry system and daily activity patterns of
agile wallabies (Macropus agilis papuanus) at Rahmat Zoo and Park, Bengabing
Village, Pegajahan, North Sumatra. Observations were conducted using the focal
animal sampling method with two-minute intervals. The recorded activities included
resting, feeding, moving, grooming, social interaction, vigilance, vocalization,
elimination, and mating. The results have shown that resting has been the most
dominant activity (64.94%), followed by feeding (23.26%), while other activities
such as moving has 5.87% value, grooming is 4.49%, social interaction is 0.41,
vigilance is 0.72%, vocalization is 0.07%, elimination is 0.22%, and mating (0.07%)
has occurred at much lower frequencies. The predominance of resting has been
linked to energy conservation strategies associated with low-calorie feed and the
reducing predator pressure typically found in captivity. Feeding behavior has been
dominated by chewing, preceded by selecting and grasping. Overall, these findings
indicated that the ex situ management system has supported natural behavioral
expression, contributing positively to both animal welfare and conservation
objectives in captive environments | en_US |
