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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 and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates

Authors: S. R. Scarberry, H. Prutchi, B. M. Frye, J. Herr, C. Scott, C. M. Long, M. J. Jorgensen, C. A. Shively, K. Kavanagh

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates

2024

Individual variation in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) repertoires of abnormal behaviour

Authors: Z Goldsborough, EHM Sterck, FBM de Waal, CE Webb

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, chimpanzees, coprophagy, stereotypical behavior, stress, zoo-housed

2022

Captivity and habituation to humans raise curiosity in vervet monkeys

Authors: Sofia Ingrid Fredrika Forss, Alba Motes-Rodrigo, Pooja Dongre, Tecla Mohr, Erica van de Waal

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: curiosity, habituation, human interaction, neophobia, vervet monkey

2021

Zoo-housed female chimpanzee adopts local female-specific tradition upon immigrating into a new group

Authors: Zoë Goldsborough, Christine E Webb, Frans BM de Waal, Edwin JC van Leeuwen

Publication/Journal: Behaviour

Keywords: behavioral copying, chimpanzees, social integration, social learning, tradition

2021

Mechanisms underlying cognitive bias in nonhuman primates

Authors: B. M. Perdue

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affect, cognition, contrast effect, emotion, judgment task, monkey

2017

Bonobos (Pan paniscus) vocally protest against violations of social expectations

Authors: Zanna Clay, Lucie Ravaux, Frans B. M. de Waal, Klaus Zuberbühler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal social behavior, *animal vocalizations, *expectations, bonobos, conflict

2016

The Emergence and Behavioral Stability of Social Status in Green Anole Lizard (Anolis carolinensis) Dyads

Authors: W. J. Farrell, D. T. Nair, B. M. Miller, A. M. Zigler

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: aggression, agonistic, anolis carolinensis, dominant, green anole, social status, subordinate

2016

Intranasal Oxytocin Failed to Affect Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Social Behavior

Authors: D. Proctor, S. E. Calcutt, K. Burke, F. B. M. de Waal

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), chimpanzee, intranasal oxytocin, social behavior

2016

Assessment of Flooring Renovations on African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Behavior and Glucocorticoid Response

Authors: S. A. Boyle, B. Roberts, B. M. Pope, M. R. Blake, S. E. Leavelle, J. J. Marshall, A. Smith, A. Hadicke, J. F. Falcone, K. Knott, A. J. Kouba

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: asian elephant, captive elephants, endocrinology, maximus, multidisciplinary sciences, national-park, nocturnal behavior, serum cortisol, stress, walking rates, zoo elephants

2015

Fresh wood reduces tail and ear biting and increases exploratory behaviour in finishing pigs

Authors: Helena Telkänranta, Marc B. M. Bracke, Anna Valros

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: environmental enrichment, fattening pigs, oral-nasal manipulation, point-source enrichment, redirected behaviours, welfare

2014

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