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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=creativity

Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

Authors: P. Bateson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal play, applying ideas, human playfulness, novel solutions

2014

Why do Dophins Play?

Authors: S. A. Kuczaj, H. C. Eskelinen

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: cognitive development, dolphin play, flexible, moderately discrepant events, problem solving, social development

2014

How orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) innovate for water

Authors: Anne E. Russon, Purwo Kuncoro, Agnes Ferisa, Dwi Putri Handayani

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: creativity, great ape, innovation, innovative processes, orangutan

2010

Positive psychology-an introduction

Authors: Seligman, M.E.P., Csikszentmihalyi, M.

Publication/Journal: American Psychologist

Keywords: happiness, individual traits, negative impulses, optimism, pathology, positive experience, transformations

2000

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