The influence of zoo visitor numbers on the behaviour of harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina ) Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
We investigated the influence of zoo visitor numbers on the behaviour of a group of eight harbour seals at Antwerp Zoo. The behaviour of the seals was monitored using instantaneous scan sampling. Visitor presence at the enclosure was also monitored instantaneously. Additionally, daily visitor num-bers for the zoo were gathered. We related seal behaviour to both the number of visitors present during the instantaneous sampling and to the daily ...