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Enrichment effect on lemurs' outdoor presence

Lemurs’ outdoor presence subdivided by enrichment period.

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

Lemurs’ outdoor presence subdivided by visitor 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

Lemurs’ outdoor presence subdivided by weather.

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

Lemurs’ outdoor presence subdivided by temperature.

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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