Behavioral analysis of a captive male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) when exposed to environmental changes

Authors: Josefine F Larsen, Karl KD Andersen, Julia Cuprys, Thomas B Fosgaard, Johanne H Jacobsen, Dominika Krysztofiak, Silje M Lund, Birgitte Nielsen, Maja EB Pedersen, Matilde J Pedersen

Publication/Journal: Archives of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), ethogram, facility improvement, mixed species habitat

2023

Environmental Enrichment Devices Are Safe and Effective at Reducing Undesirable Behaviors in California Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals during Rehabilitation

Authors: Kirsten Donald, Amanda Benedetti, Vinícius Donisete Lima Rodrigues Goulart, Alissa Deming, Hendrik Nollens, Grey Stafford, Sabrina Brando

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, habituation, pinnipeds, rehabilitation, stereotypic behavior

2023

Effects of a modern exhibit design on captive tiger welfare

Authors: Kirsten D Smith, Richard J Snider, Daniel P Dembiec, Janice M Siegford, Ahmed B Ali

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, tiger, welfare

2022

Sex and Age Differences in Activity Budgets in a Population of Captive African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Authors: Trystin Figel, Sean P Coyne, Kirsten Martin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: African penguins, aquatic birds, Captive animal behavior, endangered animal welfare

2021

Philosophy of a “Good Death” in Small Animals and Consequences for Euthanasia in Animal Law and Veterinary Practice

Authors: Kirsten Persson, Felicitas Selter, Gerald Neitzke, Peter Kunzmann

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal death, euthanasia guidelines, moral stress, veterinary ethics

2020

Sex segregation affects exploratory and social behaviors of zebrafish according to controlled housing conditions

Authors: Suelen Mendonça Soares, Karina Kirsten, Aline Pompermaier, Victoria Costa Maffi, Gessi Koakoski, Maurício Woloszyn, Leonardo José Gil Barcellos

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: chemical cue, gender, novel tank test, structural environmental enrichment, visual cue

2020

Proximate composition of milk of the bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) in comparison to other African bovids and to hand-rearing formulas

Authors: Christina Petzinger, Olav T. Oftedal, Krista Jacobsen, Katie L. Murtough, Nancy A. Irlbeck, Michael L. Power

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bovidae, calf, energy, hand rearing, lactation, protein

2014

The impact of housing and husbandry on the personality of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Authors: Kathy Baker, Kirsten Pullen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cheetah, husbandry

2013

Forest Structure and Support Availability Influence Orangutan Locomotion in Sumatra and Borneo

Authors: Kirsten L. Manduell, Mark E. Harrison, Susannah K. S. Thorpe

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: dry-lowland forest, forest structure, peat swamp forest, primate locomotion, support use

2012

Physiological and welfare consequences of transport, relocation, and acclimatization of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Steven J. Schapiro, Susan P. Lambeth, Kirsten Rosenmaj Jacobsen, Lawrence E. Williams, Bharti N. Nehete, Pramod N. Nehete

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: accimlimatization of chimpanzees (pan troglodytes) physiological and welfare consequences, relocation, transport

2012