The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Animal Identification, Health, and Behaviour

Authors: Jenna V Congdon, Mina Hosseini, Ezekiel F Gading, Mahdi Masousi, Maria Franke, Suzanne E MacDonald

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal health, artificial intelligence, conservation, identification, monitoring, orangutan, pongo abelii

2022

Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022

The effect of different types of environmental enrichment on Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti behaviour

Authors: Catherine Razal, Lance Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enrichment, feed, island, minnows, penguins, sticks

2021

Nature calls: intelligence and natural foraging style predict poor welfare in captive parrots

Authors: Emma L Mellor, Heather K McDonald Kinkaid, Michael T Mendl, Innes C Cuthill, Yvonne RA van Zeeland, Georgia J Mason

Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

Keywords: abnormal behavior, animal welfare, captive breeding, parrots, phylogenetic comparative methods, stress

2021

Which index should I use? A comparison of indices for enclosure use studies

Authors: James E Brereton, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, entropy, post-occupancy evaluation, Spread of participation index

2021

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020

Conservation, animal behaviour, and human-animal relationship in zoos. Why is animal welfare so important?

Authors: Isabel Escobar-Ibarra, Daniel Mota-Rojas, Fernando Gual-Sill, Carlos R Sánchez, Fidel Baschetto, María Alonso-Spilsbury

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Behaviour abd Biometeorology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, wildlife conservation., zoos

2020

The effectiveness of conditioned aversion in wolves: Insights from experimental tests

Authors: Jorge Tobajas, María Josefa Ruiz-Aguilera, José Vicente López-Bao, Pablo Ferreras, Rafael Mateo

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: conditioned taste aversion, human–wildlife conflict, large carnivore conservation, livestock predation, non-lethal predation control, wildlife management

2020

Environmental enrichment techniques and tryptophan supplementation used to improve the quality of life and animal welfare of Nile tilapia

Authors: João Favero Neto, Percilia Cardoso Giaquinto

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture Reports

Keywords: aggressive behavior, animal behavior, oreochromis niloticus, preference, stereotypes

2020