Does zoo visitor presence and noise impact the behaviour and enclosure use of zoo-housed Siamese crocodiles? A case study

Authors: Kevin Gray, James Edward Brereton, Alexandros Theodorou

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: crocodilian, Electivity Index, enclosure design, post-occupancy evaluation, visitor presence

2024

Effects of different rooting materials on behaviour and welfare of finishing pigs

Authors: Ellen Marie Rosvold, Marko Ocepek, Inger Lise Andersen

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, environmental enrichment, finishing pigs, rooting material, welfare

2024

The Effects of Enrichment on Zoo-Housed Scarlet Ibis Behavior

Authors: Patrícia Rachinas-Lopes, Inês C. Rocha, Tiago Dias, Maria Tavares, Ricardo Neto, Carla Flanagan, João Neves

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, captivity, environmental enrichment, Eudocimus ruber, scarlet ibis., Zoomarine Algarve

2024

The Effects of Enrichment on Zoo-Housed Scarlet Ibis Behavior

Authors: Patrícia Rachinas-Lopes, Inês C. Rocha, Tiago Dias, Maria Tavares, Ricardo Neto, Carla Flanagan, João Neves

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, captivity, environmental enrichment, Eudocimus ruber, scarlet ibis., Zoomarine Algarve

2024

Factors influencing the behaviour of common leopard (Panthera pardus) in captivity

Authors: Saurabh Vashisth, Dwijendra Nath Singh, Natasha Sethi, Randeep Singh

Publication/Journal: Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity

Keywords: activity pattern, enrichment, inactive, stereotypic, sustainability

2024

The Impact of Food Enrichment on the Behavior of Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) Kept under Human Care

Authors: Isabella Brosens Barros, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Cynthia Fernandes Cipreste, Laura Chrispim Reisfeld, Thais Suzana, Rafael Gutierrez Capriolli, Cristiane Schilbach Pizzutto

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranchs, environmental enrichment, fish welfare

2024

Internal and external factors affect pair mate proximity in captive coyotes, Canis latrans

Authors: Alexandra Turano, Stacey P. Brummer, Jeffrey T. Schultz, Julie K. Young, Sara M. Freeman

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: coyote, hormone, pair-bonding, progesterone, proximity, synchrony

2024

Activity budgets, responses to disturbance and novel behaviours in captive mountain chicken frogs Leptodactylus fallax

Authors: Eve Mannings, Francesca Servini, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Journal

Keywords: amphibians, behaviour, disturbance, mSPI, welfare, zoo

2023