Read the Article by Jones and Colleagues (2011) Titled "Early

Read the article by Jones and colleagues (2011) titled "Early Environmental Enrichment Protects Captive-Born Striped Mice against the Later Development of Stereotypic Behaviour" (Applied Animal Behaviour Science, vol. 135, pp. 138-145). In this study, early life enrichment suppressed the expression of stereotypic behavior in captive-bred striped mice. However, the authors raise concerns about the generality of these results, particularly because some species respond adversely to early enrichment. Why do you think early enrichment has positive effects on some species and negative effects on others? Do you think it depends on the type of enrichment provided? If so, which aspects of the animals' natural history might provide you with clues about the type of enrichment to provide? Develop some hypotheses regarding the type and relevance of enrichment for your species of choice, and design an experiment to test these hypotheses.