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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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Effects of honey locust seed pods on the behavior and nutrient intake of zoo‐housed François langurs and prehensile‐tailed porcupines

Authors: Noah T Dunham, Kaylin S Tennant, Andrew H Loudon, Patricia M Dennis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: dietary enrichment, langur, prehensile-tailed porcupine, seed pods

2023

Forest access restores foraging and ranging behavior in captive sifakas

Authors: Lydia K Greene, Jean‐Basile Andriambeloson, Marina B Blanco, Erin E Ehmke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, foraging, lemur

2022

Behaviour of growing rabbits under various housing conditions

Authors: Z. Princz, A. Dallezotte, I. Radnai, E. Bironemeth, Z. Matics, Z. Gerencser, I. Nagy, Z. Szendro

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, floor type, gnawing stick, group-size, rabbit, stocking density

2008

Ontogeny of locomotory behaviour in the American locust, Schistocerca americana: from marathoner to broad jumper

Authors: Scott D. Kirkton, Jon F. Harrison

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: locomotion, locomotory behaviour, locust

2006

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