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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.
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Face and eye scanning in gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), and humans (Homo sapiens): Unique eye-viewing patterns in humans among hominids

Authors: Fumihiro Kano, Josep Call, Masaki Tomonaga

Publication/Journal: Jounal of Comparative Physchology

Keywords: eye contact, eye tracking, face, species comparison

2012

Complexity in Object Manipulation by Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata): A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Manual Coordination in Stone Handling Patterns

Authors: Jean-Baptiste Leca, Noelle Gunst, Michael Huffman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *tool use, aging-related motor dysfunction, bimanuality, manual role differentiation, object play

2011

Heart disease is common in humans and chimpanzees, but is caused by different pathological processes

Authors: Nissi Varki, Dan Anderson, James G. Herndon, Tho Pham, Christopher J. Gregg, Monica Cheriyan, James Murphy, Elizabeth Strobert, Jo Fritz, James G. Else, Ajit Varki

Publication/Journal: Evolutionary Applications

Keywords: atherosclerosis, evolution, great ape, heart attacks, heart disease, heart failure, hominids, myocardial fibrosis.

2009

Social games between bonobos and humans: Evidence for shared intentionality?

Authors: Simone Pika, Klaus Zuberbühler

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cognitive evolution, cooperation, pan paniscus, social games, social intelligence

2008

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