Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

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

Publication/Journal: Journal of Thermal Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, climate, environmental enrichment, oral stereotypy, zoo

2022

Social network-proximity association: Preliminary evaluation of giraffe sociality in a zoo-housed group

Authors: C Grasso, G Poso, C Lenzi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: affiliative, giraffe, GIS, proximity, sociality

2022

24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes

Authors: Anke Vaesen, Sarah Depauw, Marina Salas, Hilde Vervaecke, Jeroen Stevens

Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium, Date: 2021/07/13-2021/07/14, Location: Online

Keywords: behavior, giraffes, nocturnal behavior, rumination, welfare

2021

Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)

Authors: Laurel B Fink, Candace D Scarlata, Becca VanBeek, Todd E Bodner, Nadja C Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare

2021

Biological and environmental factors as sources of variation in nocturnal behavior of giraffe

Authors: Anna Lena Burger, Johannes Hartig, Paul W Dierkes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity budget, giraffe, linear mixed modeling, nocturnal behavior, sleep behavior

2021

Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

2021

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Evaluating physiological and behavioural responses to social changes and construction in two zoo-housed female giraffes

Authors: Neeti Jain, Rachel Santymire, Jason Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress

2021

Impacts of COVID-19 on Animals in Zoos: A Longitudinal Multi-Species Analysis

Authors: Ellen Williams, Anne Carter, Jessica Rendle, Samantha J Ward

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, multi-species, visitor–animal interactions, zoo

2021

Analysis of stereotypic behaviour and enhanced management in captive Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis housed at Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata

Authors: Tushar Pramod Kulkarni

Publication/Journal: Journal of Threatened Taxa

Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural abnormalities, enrichment, giraffe, stereotypy

2020

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