The Variability of the Behavior of Farm Sables of Different Ages

The article presents a review of scientific publications on the ethology of farm sables from 1970 to 2023. In the studies, the authors used different testing methods and rating scales to determine the behavioral response of animals of different ages. In this regard, the unification of the test results is proposed. The article presents the behavioral repertoire of farm sables that exhibit different reactions to humans during the test. Based on testing of more than 13 000 animals, a conclusion was made about the variability of the behavioral response of sables at the species level. Most mature sables have a neutral (contact avoidance, cowardly) reaction to humans (40 to 60% in different studies). In the second place in terms of the frequency of cases, a calm (exploratory) reaction towards a person was recorded (from 26 to 49%). An aggressive (vicious) reaction to contact was relatively rare (from 5 to 25%).