Assessing saddle‐billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) pair‐bonds and breeding behavior using behavior observed during multiple breeding seasons

Authors: Chelsea J Weibel, Rebecca Abreu, Kris K Becker, Melissa Solomon, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding behavior, nesting behavior, pair bond, proximity, saddle-billed stork

2021

Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

Chopped and dispersed food enhances foraging and reduces stress-related behaviours in captive white-naped mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)

Authors: Sophie Waasdorp, Joe A Tuffnell, Linda Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Chrispijn M Schilp, Yvonne RA van Zeeland, Elisabeth HM Sterck

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: food distribution, food size, positive welfare indicators, primates, self-directed behaviours, zoo welfare

2021

A Comparative Study on Two Territorial Fishes: The Influence of Physical Enrichment on Aggressive Behavior

Authors: Zonghang Zhang, Yiqiu Fu, Zhen Zhang, Xiumei Zhang, Shengcan Chen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aggressive behavior, environmental enrichment, fish welfare, hexagrammos otakii, sebastes schlegelii

2021

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

2021

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

2021

Evaluation of an enrichment programme for a colony of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in a rescue centre

Authors: Valeria Albanese, Michela Kuan, Pier Attilio Accorsi, Roberta Berardi, Giovanna Marliani

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: behavior, cortisol, enrichment, macaca fascicularis, welfare

2021

Happiness, Welfare, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: Lauren M Robinson, Natalie K Waran, Ian Handel, Matthew C Leach

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: coping, monkey, psychometrics, temperament, validation

2021

Inter-specific interactions involving Lemur catta housed in mixed-species exhibits in UK zoos

Authors: Samantha Law, Susanne Prankel, Christoph Schwitzer, John Dutton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aggression, captivity, lemur catta, mixed-species housing, zoos

2021