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Date: 07/6/22
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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.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
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Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022


Do Birds of a Feather Always Flock Together? Assessing Differences in Group and Individual Zoo Enclosure Usage by Comparing Commonly Available Methods

Authors: Heather McConnell, James Brereton, Tom Rice, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure usage, flamingo, social behaviour, Spread of participation index, zoo animal welfare, zoo enclosure

2022


An evaluation of the role of ‘biological evidence’ in zoo and aquarium enrichment practices

Authors: J Brereton, P Rose

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal training, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, evidence-based approaches, zoo animal management, zoo research

2022


Monitoring the behaviour and stress physiology of male gorillas Gorilla gorilla gorilla for one year following bachelor group formation

Authors: Katherine J Fowler, Lydia M Hopper, Stephen R Ross, Maureen Leahy, Rachel M Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: androgens, behaviour, glucocorticoids, non-invasive, primates, proximity, social introductions

2022


Social network-proximity association: Preliminary evaluation of giraffe sociality in a zoo-housed group

Authors: C Grasso, G Poso, C Lenzi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: affiliative, giraffe, GIS, proximity, sociality

2022


Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021


Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021


Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey

Authors: Ines Windschnurer, Lisa Fischer, Takuya Yanagida, Cassandra Eibl, Sonja Franz, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids

2021


Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show subtle signs of uncertainty when choices are more difficult

Authors: Matthias Allritz, Emma Suvi McEwen, Josep Call

Publication/Journal: Cognition

Keywords: chimpanzee, epistemic emotions, feelings of uncertainty, procedural metacognition, transitive inference

2021


Chopped and dispersed food enhances foraging and reduces stress-related behaviours in captive white-naped mangabeys (Cercocebus lunulatus)

Authors: Sophie Waasdorp, Joe A Tuffnell, Linda Bruins-van Sonsbeek, Chrispijn M Schilp, Yvonne RA van Zeeland, Elisabeth HM Sterck

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: food distribution, food size, positive welfare indicators, primates, self-directed behaviours, zoo welfare

2021


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