Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica)

Authors: Martin Polotzek, Jasmin Schirmer, Judith Schindler, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Mammalian Biology

Keywords:

2023

The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo

Authors: Taylor S Readyhough, Sharon Joseph, Katie Vyas, Amy L Schreier

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights

2022

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels in captive Indian leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) housed under three different enrichment regimes

Authors: Nirali Panchal, Chena Desai, Ratna Ghosal

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal welfare, environmental enrichment, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, leopard

2022

Immune and stress physiology of two captively‐housed tortoise species

Authors: Alyssa M Hartzheim, Jennifer L Terry, Emily K Field, Natalie T Haydt, Sinlan Poo, Lorin A Neuman‐Lee

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Integrative Physiology

Keywords: immunology, stress, tortoise

2022

Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management

Authors: Aamer Sohel Khan, Stephen EG Lea, Piar Chand, Upashna Rai, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: behavioural diversity, red panda, stress, zoo

2022

Effects of a combined enrichment intervention on the behavioural and physiological welfare of captive Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Sitendu Goswami, Shiv Kumari Patel, Riyaz Kadivar, Praveen Chandra Tyagi, Pradeep Kumar Malik, Samrat Mondol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behaviour diversity, captive animal management, conservation breeding initiative, faecal corticosterone, space usage, stereotypy

2021

Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India

Authors: Loganathan Marinath, Janice Vaz, Dileep Kumar, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: animal welfare, biological and environmental factors, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite, small felid, stereotype

2019

Behavioral restriction effects on activity motivation of a captive lion (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: D. Kohari, A. Sunada, Y. Matsui, A. Ootaki, H. Hori

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior-Clinical Applications and Research

Keywords: behavior motivation, behavioral sciences, enrichment, lion, pacing, stereotypies, stress, veterinary sciences, welfare, zoo

2017

Prevalence and determinants of stereotypic behaviours and physiological stress among tigers and leopards in Indian zoos

Authors: Janice Vaz, Edward J. Narayan, R. Dileep Kumar, K. Thenmozhi, Krishnamoorthy Thiyagesan, Nagarajan Baskaran

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords:

2017

Reproduction, social behaviour and captive husbandry in the eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)

Authors: Ric Anthony Dunlop, Philip Pain

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal husbandry, owl

2016