Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events

Authors: Giovanni Quintavalle Pastorino, Vanessa Smith, Massimo Faustini, Eleonora Bonacina, Davide Guadagnini, Roberto Robbiati, Alice Cavalleri, James Edward Brereton, Richard Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction

2022

Assessing preferences of two zoo‐housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test

Authors: Mark James Learmonth, Sally Sherwen, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, giant tortoise, preference testing, reptile behavior, tortoise, zoo animals

2020

Radial-arm-maze behavior of the red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Authors: Julia Mueller-Paul, Anna Wilkinson, Geoffrey Hall, Ludwig Huber

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: cognitive map, radial-arm maze, response stereotypy, spatial cognition, tortoises

2012

Body size development of captive and free-ranging Leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis)

Authors: Julia Ritz, Catrin Hammer, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, geochelone pardalis, leopard tortoise, morphometrics, testudinae, tortoise growth

2010

Spatial learning and memory in the tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria)

Authors: Anna Wilkinson, Hui-Minn Chan, Geoffrey Hall

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: geochelone carbonaria, radial maze, spatial learning, tortoise

2007

Fiber digestibility in juvenile Galapagos tortoises (Geochelone nigra) and implications for the development of captive animals

Authors: Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss, Ricarda Gisler, Annette Liesegang, Marcel Wanner

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acid detergent fiber, cellulose, crude fiber, lignin

2005

Comparative study on the growth of juvenile Galapagos giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra) at the Charles Darwin Research Station (Galapagos Islands, Ecuador) and Zoo Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)

Authors: S. C. Furrer, J. M. Hatt, H. Snell, C. Marquez, R. E. Honegger, A. Rübel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, conservation, diet, testudinidae

2004

Influence of environmental humidity and dietary protein on pyramidal growth of carapaces in African spurred tortoises (Geochelone sulcata)

Authors: C. S. Wiesner, C. Iben

Publication/Journal: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Keywords: animal welfare, captive, carapace, dietary protein level, geochelone sulcata, humidity, management, testudinidae, tortoise

2003

The use of classical and operant conditioning in training aldabra tortoises (Geochelone gigantea) for venipuncture and other husbandry issues

Authors: Emily Weiss, Sandra Wilson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aldabra tortoises, bird, geochelone gigantea, operant conditioning, positive reinforcement, reptile, target, venipuncture, zoo

2003

Influence of different dietary calcium levels on the digestibility of Ca, Mg, and P in captive-born juvenile Galapagos giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra)

Authors: A. Liesegang, J. M. Hatt, J. Nijboer, R. Forrer, M. Wanner, E. Isenbügel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium, digestibility, magnesium, nutrition, phosphorus, tortoises

2001