Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics

Authors: Joaquin Gabaldon, Ding Zhang, Lisa Lauderdale, Lance Miller, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Kira Barton, K Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics

2022

Day Time Activity Budgets, Height Utilization and Husbandry of Two Zoo-Housed Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus goodfellowi buergersi)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Amy Humphreys

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, behaviour, Dendrolagus, enclosure use, tree kangaroo, understudied

2022

Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods

Authors: Heather McConnell, James Brereton, Tom Rice, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure

2022

Effects of Complex Feeding Enrichment on the Behavior of Captive Malayan Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus)

Authors: Yasmeen Ghavamian, Darren E Minier, Karin Enstam Jaffe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral enrichment, species-typical behavior, stereotypic behavior, stereotypy

2022

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

An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices

Authors: J Brereton, P Rose

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based approaches, zoo animal management, zoo research

2022

Exploring the Effect of the COVID-19 Zoo Closure Period on Flamingo Behaviour and Enclosure Use at Two Institutions

Authors: Peter Kidd, Steph Ford, Paul E Rose

Publication/Journal: Birds

Keywords: activity budgets, behaviour, COVID-19, enclosure usage, flamingos, visitors, welfare

2022

A food for all seasons: Stability of food preferences in gorillas across testing methods and seasons

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Jordyn Truax, Molly C McGuire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: *food preferences, gorilla, paired-choice, stability, touchscreen, validation, zoo

2022

Impacts of Socialization on Bull Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Stereotypical Behavior

Authors: T.S. Readyhough, S. Joseph, M. Davis, A. Moresco, A.L. Schreier

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bachelor herd, musth, stereotypy

2022

Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020

Authors: Jessica McMurrer, Aubrey McElhiney, Kerry McNally, Charles J Innis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost

2022