title: Time budget and colour preferences (with specific reference to feeding) of ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks in captivity.
abstract: 1. Time budget analysis of the typical behaviours of young ostrich chicks showed that chicks spent over 50% of their time foraging and walking. 2. Food presented in bowls was largely ignored whereas food scattered on the floor was readily taken. 3. A colour preference test showed that green was the preferred colour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, England.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Bubier
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Deeming
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sibly
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001717:Birds; D003116:Color; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005518:Food Preferences; D009043:Motor Activity; D011200:Poultry; D013997:Time Factors