Results - Outdoor presence
Enrichment effect on lemurs' outdoor presence
Ring-tailed lemurs:
They were outdoors significantly less when there was enrichment, which was unexpected.
Red ruffed lemurs:
They were outdoors significantly more when there was food enrichment.
* p < 0.05 / ** p < 0.01 (χ2 test)
Visitor effect on lemurs’ outdoor presence
Ring-tailed lemurs:
They were outdoors significantly more when visitors were present.
Red ruffed lemurs:
They were outdoors significantly more when visitors were present, but the difference was less significant than for the ring-tailed lemurs.
* p < 0.05 / ** p < 0.01 (χ2 test)
Weather effect on lemurs’ outdoor presence
Ring-tailed lemurs:
They were outdoors the most when it was sunny and the least when it was rainy.
Red ruffed lemurs:
They were outdoors the most when it was sunny and the least when it was rainy, but the difference was slightly less significant than for the ring-tailed lemurs.
* p < 0.05 / ** p < 0.01 (χ2 test)
Temperature effect on lemurs’ outdoor presence
Ring-tailed lemurs:
They were outdoors the most when it was warm and the least when it was cold.
Red ruffed lemurs:
They were outdoors the most when it was warm and the least when it was cold, but the difference was slightly less significant than for the ring-tailed lemurs.
* p < 0.05 / ** p < 0.01 (χ2 test)
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05/27/21