Simple Summary Many chinchillas kept in captivity develop fur-chewing. This behavior does not only affect fur price, but most importantly it can be the result of an animal welfare problem. The causes of this behavior are ...

The Guadalupe fur seal population at San Benito Islands is experiencing an exponential increase (r = 18.9%, r2 = 0.96) in this first phase of population growth. A similar pattern (r = 13.3%) was observed for Guadalupe fur ...

The Peruvian population of the South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) is a distinct evolutionarily significant unit that is endangered. One of the largest rookeries for this species in Peru is located within the ...

El estudio de los elementos pilosos no es del todo reciente a nivel mundial, desde el siglo XVII, Robert Hooke, Marcello Malpighi y Anton von Leewenhoek, describieron algunas estructuras presentes en el pelaje de los ...

Due to its complexity, in combination with a lack of scientific reports, fur-chewing became one of the most challenging behavioral problems common to captive chinchillas. In the last years, the hypothesis that fur-chewing ...

In captive chinchillas, one of the most challenging behavioral problems is the development of a stress-related abnormal repetitive behavior (ARB) known as ‘‘fur-chewing’’. We investigated whether there is a relationship ...

Due to its complexity and the relative lack of scientific reports, fur-chewing may be considered as one of the most challenging behavioural problems common to captive chinchillas. The development of this behaviour in ...