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

Large brains in small tanks: intelligence and social complexity as an ethical issue for captive dolphins and whales

Authors: Lori Marino

Publication/Journal: Neuroethics and Nonhuman Animals

Keywords: captivity, cetacean, health, sanctuary, stress, well-being

2020

Bubble trails, bursts, rings, and more: A review of multiple bubble types produced by cetaceans

Authors: K. R. Moreno, R. P. Macgregor

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bubble, bubble burst, bubble ring, bubble trail, cetacean behavior

2019

Implications of human-animal interactions on mother-calf interactions in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyad

Authors: T. Welsh, S. J. Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, cetacean, human welfare, human-animal relationship, keeper, management, positive reinforcement, trainer, welfare

2019

Effects of Enrichment Presentation and Other Factors on Behavioral Welfare of Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata)

Authors: Barbara C. Perez, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Amanda R. Foltz, Nicole R. Dorey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, cetacean, environmental enrichment, marine mammal, pantropical spotted dolphin

2018

Optimal marine mammal welfare under human care: Current efforts and future directions

Authors: Sabrina Brando, Donald M. Broom, Cristina Acasuso-Rivero, Fay Clark

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: cetacean, husbandry, marine mammal, pinniped, welfare

2018

Applying welfare science to bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: I. L. K. Clegg, C. E. Van Elk, F. Delfour

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: affective states, animal welfare, animal-based measures, bottlenose dolphins, cetaceans, welfare assessment

2017

Development of sociality and emergence of independence in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) calf from birth to 36 months

Authors: Sara Guarino, Heather M. Hill, Julie Sigman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, development, killer whale, maternal care, orcinus orca, play, socialization

2017