There was a study done in tigers held in captivity at zoos and the animals pacing behavior. Tigers and lions were placed into different habitats, where their daily behavior patterns were observed. It was seen that the tigers spent various amounts of time pacing in each different exhibit. “These differences suggest changes to the cats' immediate housing environment may decrease pacing but provide little insight into altering specifics. Carnivores' pacing relates to their inability to control sensory access to social partners. Both environments with increased pacing contained chain-link fencing, allowing uncontrolled sensory contact.” (April, 2007.) So, it is limiting the animal’s senses in a way and this study has shown that is linked with the amount of pacing that these carnivores do.
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