Can an Enrichment Programme with Novel Manipulative and Scent Stimuli Change the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed European Wildcats? A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: F3 semiochemical, scent enrichment programme, wildcats
2023
Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors
2023
The Integrated Effect of Environmental Conditions and Human Presence on the Behaviour of a Pair of Zoo-Housed Asian Small-Clawed Otters
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, Aonyx cinereus, human-animal interaction, otter welfare, zoo welfare
2023
Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: acepromazine, blood gas analysis, capture, chemical immobilization, conservation, medetomidine-ketamine, physical capture, Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata, stress
2023
Enriching Zoo-Housed Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta): Assessing the Influence of Three Types of Environmental Enrichment on Behavior
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioral management, enrichment, L. catta, zoo
2022
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo
2022
Investigating the Behavior and Personality Structure of the Aldabra Tortoise during Human Interactions and Training Events
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: Aldabrachelys giganea, animal personality, chelonia mydas, geochelone gigantea, human-animal interaction
2022
Effects of Rearing on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Publication/Journal: Folia Primatologica
Keywords: abnormal behaviors, human-rearing, mother-rearing, zoo-housed chimpanzees
2021
Investigating the effect of social grouping on the behaviour of captive leopards
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: activity budget, Electivity Index, felid, panthera pardus, sociality
2021
An investigation into the Behavior, Sociality and Enclosure Use of Group-Housed Lions and Tigers
Publication/Journal: MedDocs
Keywords: affiliative behavior, felid, keeper, panthera leo, panthera tigris, paw treading, social interaction, social network
2021