Agonistic behavior of captive saltwater crocodile, crocodylus porosus in Kota Tinggi, Johor

Najmuddin, Mohd Faudzir and Mohd Hauri, Nurhizatul Safikah and Haris, Hidayah and Zahari, Fatin and Othman, Nursyuhada and Hassem, Siti Hasmaliza and Abdul-Latiff, Muhammad Abu Bakar (2021) Agonistic behavior of captive saltwater crocodile, crocodylus porosus in Kota Tinggi, Johor. Journal of Sustainable Natural Resources, 2 (1). pp. 31-37.

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Abstract

Agonistic behavior in Crocodylus porosus is well known in the wild, but the available data regarding this behavior among the captive individuals especially in a farm setting is rather limited. Studying the aggressive behavior of C. porosus in captivity is important because the data obtained may contribute for conservation and the safety for handlers and visitors. Thus, this study focuses on C. porosus in captivity to describe systematically the agonistic behaviour of C. porosus in relation to feeding time, daytime or night and density per pool. This study was carried out for 35 days in two different ponds. The data was analysed using Pearson’s chi-square analysis to see the relationship between categorical factors. The study shows that C. porosus was more aggressive during daylight, feeding time and non-feeding time in breeding enclosure (Pond C, stock density =0.0369 crocodiles/m2) as compared to non-breeding pond (Pond B, stock density =0.3317 crocodiles/m2) where it is only aggressive during the nighttime. Pond C shows the higher domination in the value of aggression in feeding and non-feeding time where it is related to its function as breeding ground. Chi-square analysis shows that there is no significant difference between ponds (p=0.47, χ2= 2.541, df= 3), thus, there is no relationship between categorical factors. The aggressive behaviour of C. porosus is important for the farm management to evaluate the risk in future for the translocation process and conservation of C. porosus generally.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Crocodylus porosus; saltwater crocodile; agonistic behaviour; aggression; Teluk Sengat Crocodile Farm; Malaysia
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SF Animal culture > SF515 -515.5 Reptiles
Divisions:	Faculty of Applied Science and Technology > Department of Technology and Natural Resources
Depositing User:	Mr. Abdul Rahim Mat Radzuan
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2021 01:26
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2021 01:26
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/3490

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