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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
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Development of a partner preference test that differentiates between established pair bonds and other relationships in socially monogamous titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

Authors: Sarah B. Carp, Emily S. Rothwell, Alexis Bourdon, Sara M. Freeman, Emilio Ferrer, Karen L. Bales

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavior, monogamy, new world monkey, nonhuman primate, social attachment

2016

Estimating daily walking distance of captive African elephants using an accelerometer

Authors: E.S. Rothwell, F.B. Bercovitch, J.R.M. Andrews, M.J. Anderson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity level, gps, loxodonta africana

2011

Consciousness, emotion and animal welfare: insights from cognitive science

Authors: M. Mendl, E.S. Paul

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, blindsight, cognition, consciousness, emotion, metacognition

2004

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