Impact of social media-driven feeding practices on the gut microbiome of captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Surin, Thailand
Among 24 captive elephants in Surin, six with minimal supplementation and 18 with frequent heterogeneous supplementation showed no alpha-diversity or main beta-diversity difference (Bray-Curtis R²=0.053, p=.092). After FDR, only Caldisericota differed; LEfSe highlighted Prevotellaceae.