Observation carried out on game hares forced to live in captivity, showed that, regardless of their sex, the animals were rarely visible throughout the period of the experiment (57%). This confirms that the specie's first means of defence is to hide. When visible the animals limited their movements as much as possible (31%). Their apparences considered normal, occurred mainly during twilight hours (9%). There was not a remarkable number of violent reactions (3%).
Behavioural activity of hares reared in captivity / Esposito, Luigi; Vigliotti, Domenico; Grasso, F; De Rosa, G.. - STAMPA. - (2001), pp. 457-459. (Intervento presentato al convegno ASPA XIV Congress tenutosi a Firenze, Italy nel 12-15 June 2001).
Behavioural activity of hares reared in captivity
ESPOSITO, LUIGI;VIGLIOTTI, DOMENICO;Grasso F;
2001
Abstract
Observation carried out on game hares forced to live in captivity, showed that, regardless of their sex, the animals were rarely visible throughout the period of the experiment (57%). This confirms that the specie's first means of defence is to hide. When visible the animals limited their movements as much as possible (31%). Their apparences considered normal, occurred mainly during twilight hours (9%). There was not a remarkable number of violent reactions (3%).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
