Advancing zoo animal welfare through data science: scaling up continuous improvement efforts
Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Keywords: animal welfare, artificial intelligence, continuous improvement, data science, evidence-based decision making, machine learning, zoo
2024
Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves
Publication/Journal: Ecological Informatics
Keywords: animal tracking, animal welfare, captive animal, Motion trajectory, Siamese network, stereotypical behavior
2024
Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates
Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol
Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates
2024
Health and Welfare Benefits of Computerized Cognitive Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, computerized task, pinniped welfare
2024
Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo
2023
Behavioral development of a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub in the maternal den
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, development, polar bear
2023
The behavioural effects of feeding lean meat vs whole rabbit carcasses to zoo jaguars Panthera onca
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords:
2023
Estimating the cardiac signals of chimpanzees using a digital camera: validation and application of a novel non-invasive method for primate research
Publication/Journal: Behavior Research Methods
Keywords:
2023
Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare
2023
The Integrated Effect of Environmental Conditions and Human Presence on the Behaviour of a Pair of Zoo-Housed Asian Small-Clawed Otters
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, Aonyx cinereus, human-animal interaction, otter welfare, zoo welfare
2023