An assessment of behavioural and physiological responses and gastrointestinal health to potential captivity-induced stressors in captive-born cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

These datasets consist of behavioural, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, faecal consistency score, and implantable data logger-derived body temperature, heart rate, and locomotor activity data. This is to assess cheetahs' resilience to the captive setting. Potential captivity-induced stressors included responses to 1) reduced feeding days, 2) environmental enrichment, 3) animal-visitor interactions, and 4) predator proximity. Further, the response to the surgical implantation of data loggers was assessed.