Aquatic Mammals, July 1st, 2005
Good husbandry and animal care are the underlying motivations of all environmental and habitat enhancements. For an animal maintained in a controlled environment, there are many factors that can affect its health and behaviour: social parameters, public display-related factors, breeding, pathogens, age, etc. In the wild, many animal species mask signs of illness to avoid falling prey to other species. This is especially true for cetaceans. Because of the aquatic environment, marine mammals exhibit symptoms of illness very late in the disease process and differently from terrestrial animals (Co...
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