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| Viscarra, M.E.; Ayala, G.; Wallace, R.; Nallar, R. | |
| The use of commercial perfumes for studying jaguars | |
| 2011 Cat News (54): 30-31 | |
Chemical signals have broadly been used as carnivore attractants to estimate population densities and relative abundance, as well as for animal capture and for zoo enclosure enrichment programs, among others. However, attractants are difficult and expensive to obtain outside the US, and therefore alternative attractants have been chosen, such as commercial fragrances used by humans that may be potentially attractive to carnivores. In the present study we present the frequency of jaguar Panthera onca behavioral patterns induced by the presence of Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men, Margaret Astor Jovan Musk and Chanel N§5 fragrances in a total of 14 individuals at the Vesty Pakos Municipal Zoo in La Paz, Bolivia. The reported behaviors were: Sniffing, Rubbing, and Whirling, which were defined based on behavioral response intensity (low to high). Results show that the fragrance that induced the highest frequency of behavioral responses was Chanel N§5, followed by Margaret Astor Jovan Musk, and CK Obsession for men. Jaguars induced by Chanel N§5 whirled for long periods of time, a relevant result for wildlife research work. |
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