Researchers find some animals react better than others to the presence of visitors.
Research by Nottingham Trent and Harper Adams universities suggests elephants enjoy interacting with visitors at zoosHowever academics found not all animals in zoos react positively to visitorsRiyah Collins & PA MediaElephants at zoos enjoy interacting with visitors, according to a new study.
The study, published in the journal Animals, explored the impact of visitors at zoos on more than 250 animal species. At the same time, repetitive behaviours, which suggest boredom, decreased when large groups of visitors were around. "There can be a lot of variation in stimuli from visitors in terms of their behaviour, the noise they make and the way they interact with the animals.,
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