Hibernating or not hibernating? Brown bears’ response to a mismatch between environmental natural cues and captive management, and its welfare implications

Authors: Paolo Dori, Isabella Anastasio, Elisabetta Macchi, Isabella Manenti, Maik Hones, Monica Carosi

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal welfare, captive management, cues, environment, physiology

2024

Increasing foraging times with appetitive and consummatory foraging enrichment in grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus)

Authors: M. H. C. Beekmans, C. M. Vinke, A. Maijer, I. de Haan, N. J. Schoemaker, T. B. Rodenburg, H. S. Kooistra, Y. R. A. van Zeeland

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, appetitive behaviour, Consummatory behaviour, enrichment, foraging, psittaciformes

2023

Quantifying animals’ perception of environmental predictability using anticipatory behavior

Authors: A. A. Podturkin, B. L. Krebs, J. V. Watters

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biol

Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, predictability, reliable cue, sea lion

2023

Foraging enrichment affects behaviour and enclosure utilisation in captive male gelada Theropithecus gelada

Authors: Alice Hurley, Alison Cotton

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enclosure use, enrichment, foraging, primate

2022

A Quantitative Approach for Using Anticipatory Behavior as a Graded Welfare Assessment

Authors: Aleksei A Podturkin, Bethany L Krebs, Jason V Watters

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: appetitive behavior, pinniped, sea lion, zoo animal

2022

Supporting Zoo Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare and Herd Dynamics with a More Complex and Expanded Habitat

Authors: Sharon S Glaeser, David Shepherdson, Karen Lewis, Natalia Prado, Janine L Brown, Bob Lee, Nadja Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: adrenal activity, behavior, elephant, feeding predictability, glucocorticoids, gps, habitat evaluation, locomotion, sociality, welfare

2021

Appetitive Search Behaviors and Stereotypies in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: appetitive behavior, polar bears, response-independent schedules, stereotypies, welfare, zoos

2020

Assessing and Enhancing the Welfare of Animals with Equivocal and Reliable Cues

Authors: J. V. Watters, B. L. Krebs

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, agency, anticipatory behavior, appetitive behavior, human-animal relationship, judgement bias

2019

Assessing the Psychological Priorities for Optimising Captive Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Welfare

Authors: Jake Stuart Veasey

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, appetitive, asian elephant, AWPIS, behavioural needs, cognition, motivation, psychological priorities, zoo

2019

The use of Qualitative Behavioural Assessment in zoo welfare measurement and animal husbandry change

Authors: P. Rose, L. Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based husbandry, positive challenge, qualitative behavioural assessment

2019