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Authors
Vaz, Janice
Bartley, Alana
Hunt, John
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Research Training Program (RTP) from Western Sydney University
Australian Research Council (DP180101708)
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Article History
Received: 11 November 2021
Accepted: 20 April 2022
First Online: 2 June 2022
Declarations
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: All research procedures of this study (animal behaviour and faecal sample collection) were observational and non-invasive. We followed the ‘Guidelines for the treatment of animals in behavioural research and teaching’ [CitationRef removed] and the national laws on animal welfare for scientific research in Australia, where the research was conducted. Formal ethical approval for the research was granted by the Animal Care and Ethics Committee at Western Sydney University, New South Wales (A12772). Additionally, approval was given by the Biosafety and Radiation Safety Committee at Western Sydney University to work safely with the biological faecal samples (B12366). The participating rescue centre and zoo also granted permission to carry out research at their respective organisations and individual informed consent of the keepers was taken before administering the questionnaire about lion personality.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
