Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response.

Although there was not a difference before and after renovations in the percentage of behavioral scans that Gina spent in a lying rest position, the duration of her lying rest events and the duration from the first to the last event increased or showed a trend of increasing after renovations.

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We found the duration from the first to the last lying rest event increased after renovations for Asali and showed a strong trend of increasing with Gina (mean value for after renovations exceeded the 94.7% CI), further suggesting that the rubberized flooring may extend the duration of lying rest behavior throughout the night.

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