The Impacts of a Commercial Bubble Curtain on Zoo-Housed African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) Swimming Behavior

Authors: Shannon L. O’Brien, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, penguin, swimming, temperature, zoos

2023

Enriching Zoo-Housed Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Assessing the Influence of Three Types of Environmental Enrichment on Behavior

Authors: Marta Caselli, Patrizia Messeri, Francesco Dessì-Fulgheri, Francesca Bandoli

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral management, enrichment, L. catta, zoo

2022

Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design

Authors: Fay E Clark, Lucy Chivers, Olivia Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo

2022

Should Zoo Foods be Chopped or Should We ‘Lemur’ them Whole

Authors: JE Brereton

Publication/Journal: MedPress Nutrition & Food Sciences

Keywords: chopped food, food presentation, lemur catta, primate, zoo

2022

Assessing Allostatic Load in Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)

Authors: Kathryn E Seeley, Kathryn L Proudfoot, Barbara Wolfe, Douglas E Crews

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: allostatic load index, chronic stress, lemur catta, non-human primates

2021

Bottlenose Dolphins Produce Underwater Bubbles Linked to Cognitive Task Engagement but Not Success

Authors: Elena Alexander, Mark Abrahams, Fay E Clark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, affective state, animal welfare, cetacean, cognitive enrichment, emotion, time series analysis

2021

Enrichment devices for green turtles (Chelonia mydas) reared in captivity programs

Authors: Hirun Kanghae, Karun Thongprajukaew, Surasak Inphrom, Saowalak Malawa, Patchawadee Sandos, Piyanan Sotong, Kullanat Boonsuk

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: enrichment device, environmental enrichment, green turtles, wounding

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

Comparison of the Glucocorticoid Concentrations between Three Species of Lemuridae Kept in a Temporary Housing Facility

Authors: Martina Volfova, Zuzana Machovcova, Eva Voslarova, Iveta Bedanova, Vladimir Vecerek

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, faecal analysis, glucocorticoid metabolites, non-invasive, zoo

2020

Are “visitor effects” overestimated? Behaviour in captive lemurs is mainly driven by co-variation with time and weather

Authors: Anne E. Goodenough, Katie McDonald, Kayleigh Moody, Clare Wheeler

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: activity budget, captivity, lemur catta, time of day, zoo animals

2019

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