As someone else has already said its a common behaviour seen in Zoo animals, generally we classify this as a stereotypical behaviour, once the animal has learnt to perform this behaviour it is very hard to get them to stop. I should also point out it does not mean there is anything necessarily wrong with him or his welfare, sometimes it happens for no reason at all!
He might like having some alone time in privacy away from spectators. Isn't there an animal sanctuary where animals can go after they pass a certain age and had their fill of being "watched"?
Good idea -- very possible. But I have seen this behavior in caged animals before -- and they do it whether or not someone is watching up close. It is a classic response to being caged. Anyway, I think it is very sad.
As someone else has already said its a common behaviour seen in Zoo animals, generally we classify this as a stereotypical behaviour, once the animal has learnt to perform this behaviour it is very hard to get them to stop. I should also point out it does not mean there is anything necessarily wrong with him or his welfare, sometimes it happens for no reason at all!
1683angel 7 months ago
guys, you really cant blam the zoo.
he was rejected by his mother while he was a cub, and there was something wrong with his brain. his twin brother also died but at an early age.
GetOffMe221 11 months ago
It doesn't matter, because he's dead now. Thank you Berlin Zoo.
quinn168 11 months ago
What if he was just eagerly looking out for the one who was feeding him?
Greetings from a berliner in Cologne
NinaTaralon 11 months ago
He might like having some alone time in privacy away from spectators. Isn't there an animal sanctuary where animals can go after they pass a certain age and had their fill of being "watched"?
olive4naito 1 year ago
Hello Wellingtonnews,
Good idea -- very possible. But I have seen this behavior in caged animals before -- and they do it whether or not someone is watching up close. It is a classic response to being caged. Anyway, I think it is very sad.
Thanks for the good comment,
Cheers from Berlin,
Mark
quinn168 2 years ago
Perhaps he does it because people keep watching him? Or filming him, perhaps?
Wellingtonnews 2 years ago