An assessment of behavioural and physiological responses and gastrointestinal health to potential captivity-induced stressors in captive-born cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

These datasets consist of behavioural, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, faecal consistency score, and implantable data logger-derived body temperature, heart rate, and locomotor activity data. This is to assess cheetahs' resilience to the captive setting. Potential captivity-induced stressors included responses to 1) reduced feeding days, 2) environmental enrichment, 3) animal-visitor interactions, and 4) predator proximity. Further, the response to the surgical implantation of data loggers was assessed.本数据集涵盖行为学数据、粪便糖皮质激素代谢物（faecal glucocorticoid metabolite）检测数据、粪便稠度评分（faecal consistency score），以及植入式数据记录器（implantable data logger）采集的体温、心率与运动活动数据。本数据集用于评估猎豹对圈养环境的适应能力，其涵盖的潜在圈养诱导应激源包括猎豹对以下四类场景的响应：1）饲喂天数缩减，2）环境丰容操作，3）游客与动物互动，4）天敌近距离暴露。此外，本研究还评估了猎豹对数据记录器外科植入操作的应激响应。