Recording different behaviours of Ring-tailed Lemur, Lemur catta (Primate: Lemuridae) under captive conditions at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

Abstract: Investigation was conducted at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru (Latitude: 12.3028° N, Longitude: 76.6552° E) after obtaining the permission from the higher authority to record different behaviours and behavioural changes if any with ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta (Primate: Lemuridae) during different hours of the day under captive conditions during 2025. L. catta was periodically observed by distance without creating any disturbance for its activity by consulting with Zoological Garden Authority, Animal Caretaker, Education Officer and Biological Scientist. Total 17 parameters were observed and the results revealed quite interesting facts as follows. Except sleeping during morning and negative interaction during afternoon, all the 17 behaviors such as locomotion, drinking, eating, sleeping, resting, vigilance, vocalisation, positive and negative interaction abnormal behaviour, approach, depart, jumping, hanging, grooming, scratching, jumping, chest beating, chasing and sun bathing were shown by L. catta. Analysis of variance of different behaviors of L. catta didn't show significant variation (F=0.599; P>0.05) under captive conditions and demonstrated that L. catta exhibited similar type of behavior during most of the periods in a day under captive conditions. Interestingly, no abnormal behaviour was observed during the present investigation and indicated that L. catta adapted well to captive conditions of Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru.

Keywords: Captive primate, Lemur catta, Zoo, Mysore