The effect of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on self-directed behaviour, activity budgets, movement patterns, and spatial use in semi-captive African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Primrose Manning, Elisabeth Dawson, Christina Tholander, Maud Bonato

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: Animal tourism venues, Anthropause, Captive animal welfare, COVID-19, displacement activity, human-animal interactions

2023

Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters

Authors: James E Brereton, Edward ML Jones, Connor McMillan, Kerry Perkins

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant otter, observer effect, visitor effect

2023

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021