Effects of browsing enrichment associated with the temperature–humidity index and landscaping trees in giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
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
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: affiliative, giraffe, GIS, proximity, sociality
2022
24/7 behaviour and welfare of giraffes
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)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare
2021
Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals
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
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
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: construction, corticosterone, cortisol, eia, giraffe, stereotypy, stress
2021
Monitoring the welfare of giraffes in two Belgian zoos
Publication/Journal: BIAZA Research Symposium
Keywords: giraffes, interspecific aggression, oral stereotypies, positive welfare indicators, welfare
2021
Analysis of stereotypic behaviour and enhanced management in captive Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis housed at Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata
Publication/Journal: Journal of Threatened Taxa
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural abnormalities, enrichment, giraffe, stereotypy
2020
Evaluating the social structure of captive Rothschild’s giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi): Relevance to animal management and animal welfare
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, giraffe, partner preference, social network analysis, zoo population management
2020