Home is where the home range is: Identifying territoriality and exhibit preferences in an ex-situ group of all-male Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)

Authors: Laura Stalter, Megan Terry, Alex Riley, Austin Leeds

Publication/Journal: PLOS ONE

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, collective animal behavior, crocodiles, geographic information systems, habitat, islands, network analysis

2024

Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis feeding: How stereotypies and other behaviours changed at Kolmårdens djurpark in Sweden

Authors: William Walldén

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breed and cull, enrichment, giraffe, reproduction, slow-feeder

2023

Giraffes like it hot? Research on giraffe drinking behaviour in response to warm water supply in a cold environment

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Masayuki Matsunaga, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, hydration

2022

Caring for the horse in a cold climate—Reviewing principles for thermoregulation and horse preferences

Authors: Cecilie M Mejdell, Knut Egil Bøe, Grete HM Jørgensen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, blanket, equine, temperature, thermal comfort, welfare

2020

Mapping Shade Availability and Use in Zoo Environments: A Tool for Evaluating Thermal Comfort

Authors: Jason D Wark, Natasha K Wierzal, Katherine A Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior monitoring, behavioral thermoregulation, shade, Sichuan takin, temperature, zoo, ZooMonitor

2020

Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

Authors: Laureline L. Chaise, Dominic J. McCafferty, Adélie Krellenstein, Susan L. Gallon, William D. Paterson, Marc Théry, André Ancel, Caroline Gilbert

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggregation behavior, habitat type, heat loss, meteorological variations, phocids, stomach temperature

2019

Given the Cold Shoulder: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Reptile Sentience

Authors: Helen Lambert, Gemma Carder, Neil D'Cruze

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, emotion, exotic pet trade, lizard, reptile, sentience, snake, tortoise, turtle

2019

Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity

Authors: Thomas Bauer, Sven Reese, Petra Koelle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome

2019

Using Thermal Imaging to Monitor Body Temperature of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in A Zoo Setting

Authors: Edward Narayan, Annabella Perakis, Will Meikle

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: body temperature, heat/cold stress, koalas, substrate, thermal imaging, thermoregulation, welfare, zoo

2019

Daily rhythmicity of behavioral responses in donkeys of different age groups during the cold-dry (harmattan) and hot-dry seasons in a tropical savannah

Authors: Friday Ocheja Zakari, Joseph Olusegun Ayo, Peter Ibrahim Rekwot, Muhammed Umar Kawu, Ndazo Salka Minka, Folashade Helen Olaifa, Muhammed Jimoh Ibrahim, Daniel Onimisi Avazi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavior, cold-dry season, daily rhythm, donkeys, hot-dry season

2018