Mapping Shade Availability and Use in Zoo Environments: A Tool for Evaluating Thermal Comfort
For many species in zoos, particularly megafauna vulnerable to heat stress, shade is a key environmental resource. However, shade availability has received comparatively less attention than other aspects of the zoo environment. In this study, we share a simple low-cost approach that we applied to document shade availability across 33 zoo enclosures. We then combined […]
Behavior of captive Bulwer’s wattled pheasants, Lophura bulweri (Galliformes: Phasianidae)
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1002.abs Bulwer’s wattled pheasant (Lophura bulweri) have traditionally been housed in pairs in captivity, although it is unknown whether monogamy is the species’ natural mating system. In 1998 we placed our group of 3.3 L. bulweri together in a complex outdoor habitat, in order to investigate several questions. These included whether monogamous pairing was […]
Impacts of shade on physiological and behavioural pattern of Dehong buffalo calves under high temperature
Shade shelter is widely used to reduce heat load for farm animals, but little research focus on the cooling effects for Dehong buffalo calves. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the impacts of shade cooling on the physiological and behavioural parameters for Dehong buffalo calves. Shade with 99% blockage of solar radiation was […]