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Publicado 2025
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A descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional study characterized the feeding, habitat, and health conditions that impact the well-being of captive felines in Quistococha Tourist Park. Convenience sampling was used with 10 Amazonian felines and 5 staff members responsible for their care. Systematic direct observation and semi-structured interviews were conducted; the instruments were validated (Cronbach's alpha = 0.757). Descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk test, and Spearman's correlation coefficient were used. The results show that the assessed conditions directly impact the felines' well-being. There have been improvements in feeding and emergency medical care, but deficiencies persist in the health plan and enclosure design. Staff consider the diet adequate in terms of frequency and quality, although nutritional differences are detected between individuals, suggesting the need...