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Behavioral Reactions of the Common Fox, Inhabitable in Captivity

УДК 591.51:636.934.2.025

Authors:

Chepushtanova O. V.,

Kashkovskaya V. P.,

Terentyeva O. S.

This article is devoted to the results of observations of the behavioral reactions of the common fox (Vulpes vulpes) of various temperaments and colors. Thus, for foxes of different colors, the similarity of time budgets is 43%, for foxes with a playful and timid temperament - 76% and the similarity of elements of behavior by a coefficient of 0.8 and 1.0, respectively, which indicates the similarity and activity of their behavior.

Keywords: common fox, stereotypy, behavior, temperament, Shorygin coefficient, Serensen–Chekanovsky coefficient

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