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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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Ontogeny and symmetry of social partner choice among free-living yellow-bellied marmots

Authors: Jennifer E. Smith, Lawrance K. Chung, Daniel T. Blumstein

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: affiliation, group living, kin selection, ontogeny, sibling rivalry

2013

Social tolerance and adult play in macaque societies: a comparison with different human cultures

Authors: Francesca Ciani, Stefania Dall'Olio, Roscoe Stanyon, Elisabetta Palagi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: adult social play, despotism, human society, macaca fuscata, macaca tonkeana, mother protectiveness, playmate choice, tolerance

2012

The influence of kin relationship and reciprocal context on chimpanzees’ other-regarding preferences

Authors: Shinya Yamamoto, Masayuki Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: altruism, chimpanzee, mother-offspring relationship, nepotism, other-regarding preference, pan troglodytes, prosociality, proximate mechanism, reciprocity

2010

Long-term dominance relationships in female mountain gorillas: strength, stability and determinants of rank

Authors: Robbins, M.M., Robbins, A.M., Gerald-Steklis, N., Steklis, H.D.

Publication/Journal: Behavior

Keywords: access to resources, dominance, egalitarian, mountain gorillas., nepotism, philopatric, primates, rank, reproductive success, social animals, social relationships

2005

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