Exploration of Social Proximity and Behavior in Captive Malayan Tigers and Their Cubs
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: affiliative, felidae, Panthera tigris jacksoni, sociality, solitary, tiger, tolerance, welfare
2023
Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
Gorilla Activities and Social Behavior: Assessing Changes Associated with Absence of Zoo Visitors, Zoo Attendance, Time of Day and Increasing Maturity
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: aggression, bachelor group, gorillas, hand-reared, maturity, pandemic, self-directed activity, time of day, visitor effects, zoo attendance
2023
Individual personality predicts social network assemblages in a colonial bird
Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports
Keywords: animal welfare, birds, personality, social network, zoo
2023
Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bonobos, group dynamics, relocation, social dynamics
2023
Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training
2023
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) weight gain in captivity and implications for captive reptile body condition
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: alligator, body condition, captivity
2022
Behavioural Development of Three Former Pet Chimpanzees a Decade after Arrival at the MONA Sanctuary
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, chimpanzee, early life experience, pan troglodytes, pet and entertainment, re-socialization, sanctuary, well-being
2022
Bird Welfare in Zoos and Aquariums: General Insights across Industries
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bird habitats, environmental enrichment, flooring, genetics, human-animal interactions, lighting, nutrition, social management, sound environment, substrate
2022
Communication from the Zoo: Reports from Zoological Facilities of the Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Animals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: communication, COVID-19, keeper-animal interactions, social media, visitor–animal interactions, zoo closures
2022