The keeping of animals in captivity for various purposes such as conservation, research, and entertainment has become a common practice. However, captivity can have negative effects on animal behavior and welfare, leading to stress, boredom, and abnormal behaviors. Environmental enrichment is a strategy used to improve the living conditions of captive animals by providing them with stimulating environments that promote natural behavior. This paper reviews the impact of environmental enrichment on animal behavior and welfare in captivity, with a focus on the principles of environmental enrichment, types of enrichment, and their effects on animal behavior and welfare.
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Welfare science, an offshoot of veterinary medicine, evaluates an animal's quality of life using the "Five Freedoms" framework: Freedom from hunger and thirst. Freedom from discomfort. Freedom from pain, injury, or disease. Freedom to express normal behavior. Freedom from fear and distress. This paper reviews the impact of environmental enrichment