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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.
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Evaluating the influence of conspecifics on a male giant anteater’s (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) pacing behavior

Authors: AE Eyer, LJ Miller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, neighbors, pilosa, stereotypies, xenarthrans

2020


Survey of feeding practices, body condition and faeces consistency in captive ant-eating mammals in the UK

Authors: Amelia Clark, Ayona Silva-Fletcher, Mark Fox, Michael Kreuzer, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: aardvark, anteaters, armadillo, feeding practices, survey, zoos

2016


Nutrition of the Tamandua: I. Nutrient composition of termites (Nasutitermes spp.) and stomach contents from wild tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Sergio E. Oyarzun, Graham J. Crawshaw, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anteater, arboreal termites, myrmecophaga, natural diet, nutrients

1996


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