The Observation On The Behaviors Of Sable(Martes Zibellina) In Captive During Early Domesticated

Sable (Martes zibellina) is a state first grade protection animal. To protect and restore the endangered species, in addition to taking measures in place to protect the outside, carry Sable artificial breeding is necessary. This study from May 2014 to February 2015 in Dalian Golden State sable breeding base, we adopted artificial field observation and infrared camera records combined method, all event sampling method, target sampling method and instantaneous scanning sampling method, having a record and observation on 11 captivity sable (5 male 6 female), having a system study on time allocation and behavior rhythm. Through behavioral observation, defined rest behavior, locomotor activity, feeding excretion behavior, social behavior and other 18 kinds of behavioral characteristics, established under the behavior of captive sable spectrum.we analyse the behavior data collected, and they are:(1)Captive sables’24 h behavior time distribution of summer, autumn, winter are as follows:the main type-rest behavior accounting for 69.48%, secondly social behaviour accounting for 14.71%, thirdly the movement behavior accounting for 12.62%; Feed intake and other behaviors accounting for the least 2.09% and 1.1% respectively. Movement, feed intake, dis-charge, social and other behaviors change rhythm are similar, keeping at a higher level from 17:00 to 5:00.(2)Feed intake and discharge behavior time distribution have significant seasonal differences in seasons, rest behavior proportion increasing gradually from summer to winter with the seasons change.(3)Females rest behavior time distribution ratio is higher than males, other types of behaviors time distribution in addition to other activities is lower than the males; males and females time distribution difference is not significant (p> 0.05); males and females day rhythm is similar, but the males have a more activity peak than females in 16:00-18:00.(4)Wild sable captive breeding has a significant difference of time distribution in feed intake, discharge, social and other behaviors between the first 60 days and the later period (p< 0.05), day activity rhythm weaker in the first two months.In adapting to the transition period sable showed strong stress.(5)Juvenile and adult sables have a significant difference in captivity activity time distribution (p<0.05), juvenile sables having a higher volatility, stronger behavior randomicity and adaptability for captive environmental.(6)Captive in pairing cages are stimulated more obviously than kept separately in the big cage sable, appearing an obvious activity peak activity in feeding, discharge, social and other behaviors.(7)Rest accounting for the most of captive sables behavior time distribution, in similar with other captive animals’ rest behaviors as the major types, exercise behavior as the least, and captive sables have a slightly different behavior rhythm affected by age, sex, captivity environment and seasonal factors.