Cat behaviour in the secure base test: Comparison between owned and shelter animals

IF 1.3 4区生物学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Behavioural Processes Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.beproc.2024.104989

Cinthia Sayuri Yoshizawa Takeda , Suzana Helena Luchesi , Fernanda Peixoto Martins , Pedro Henrique Esteves Trindade , Alexsandro Antonio Portilho Damasceno , Igor de Souza Gomes , Rayane Gonçalves dos Santos , Juliana Roberta de Souza Monteiro , Emma Otta

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare affiliative behaviours of owned and shelter cats directed to human in a novel environment after a brief temporary absence of the person. A sample of 20 owned and 20 shelter animals were individually tested in a Secure Base Test, with three 2-min episodes: 1) cat accompanied by a person who sits on the floor inside a circle, 2) the person leaves and the animal is left alone, 3) the person returns, and sits inside the circle again. Three categories were used for coding videotapes of experimental sessions: (1) inside circle, (2) allo-rubbing and (3) tail up. Shelter animals showed more proximity maintenance and affiliative signs with a person than owned animals. Our findings suggested similarities between the secure base effect in cats and in human children: cats seek proximity and maintain contact with a person, displaying affiliative signs to the person, especially after being left alone frightened by an unfamiliar environment.

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安全基地测试中猫的行为：自有动物与收容所动物的比较

本研究的目的是比较在人短暂离开后的新环境中，家养猫和收容猫对人的依恋行为。在安全基地测试中，对 20 只饲养猫和 20 只收容猫进行了单独测试，测试分为三个 2 分钟的阶段：1）猫在人的陪伴下坐在地板上的圆圈内；2）人离开，猫独自一人；3）人回来，猫再次坐在圆圈内。实验过程的录像带分为三类：(1) 圈内；(2) 异体摩擦；(3) 尾部上扬。与饲养的动物相比，收容所的动物表现出更多的与人保持接近和隶属关系的迹象。我们的研究结果表明，猫的安全基础效应与人类儿童的安全基础效应有相似之处：猫会寻求接近并保持与人的接触，对人表现出隶属征兆，尤其是在被独自留在陌生环境中受到惊吓之后。

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Behavioural Processes 生物-动物学

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

7.70%

发文量

144

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Behavioural Processes is dedicated to the publication of high-quality original research on animal behaviour from any theoretical perspective. It welcomes contributions that consider animal behaviour from behavioural analytic, cognitive, ethological, ecological and evolutionary points of view. This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and papers that integrate theory and methodology across disciplines are particularly welcome.