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@nbri-ucdavis.bsky.social We enabled space selection for a large group of rhesus macaques. Instead of one large enclosure, we provided two connected with a corridor to enable self-selection of smaller groups.
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Enabling a group split in captivity through proactive enclosure design and reactive social management
Abstract. Fissioning from one group into two or more is a solution to spatial and social tension. Captive settings, however, usually do not facilitate fiss
