A 30 Year (1991–2020) Retrospective mortality review of Giraffids spp. and Okapia johnstoni in managed care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Keywords: animals, communicable diseases, giraffes, managed care programs, noncommunicable diseases, okapi, retrospective studies, ruminant, veterinary
2024
Catcalls: exotic cats discriminate the voices of familiar caregivers
Publication/Journal: PeerJ
Keywords: *Voice/physiology, animals, caregivers, Familiar human, felid, felidae, humans, physiology, pilot projects, psychology, rearing history, recognition, Vocal discrimination
2024
Nutrition in captive penguins: What do we know about how can we make it better?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal nutrition, energy requirements, feeding guidelines, polar habitat, spheniscidae
2024
Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas’ prosocial choices using a touchscreen
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: gorilla gorilla gorilla, photo preference, prosocial choices, western lowland gorillas
2024
The ‘Visitor Effect’in Non-primate Zoo Species: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go Next?
Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice
Keywords: amphibians, animal welfare, birds, fish, invertebrates, mammals, multi taxa, positive welfare, reptiles, visitor effects
2024
Animals’ Relationships with Caregivers and Conspecifics are Associated with Zoo Visitors’ Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States
Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös
Keywords:
2023
Battle of the enrichments: comparing the impact of nutritional and sensory enrichment on the behaviour of captive lowland tapirs Tapirus terrestris
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords:
2023
Beyond the Five Freedoms: Animal Welfare at Modern Zoological Facilities
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare committee, animal welfare monitoring, animal welfare program, program framework, staff training
2023
Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment
2023
Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023