Stereotypic behaviour - Florida roadside zoos
Description: Stereotypic behaviours are repetitive, abnormal behaviors often found in animals confined in farms, laboratories, circuses and zoos. The behaviors may include pacing, head bobbing, mouthing cage bars, rocking or swaying back and forth, or overgrooming. The behaviors are believed to be a reaction to boredom or severe stress, and are considered evidence of psychological suffering. Stereotypic behaviours are a result of captive environments, such as the barren cages found at many of Florida's roadside zoos, in which it is impossible for intelligent and active animals to exhibit natural behaviors. The following video was taken at Seminole Okalee Village in Hollywood, Florida on May 3, 2008.