Assessing the Preference of Rabbit Does to Social Contact or Seclusion: Results of Different Investigations
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: group housing, motivational cage, preference test, rabbit does, social contact
2020
Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction
2020
Dolphin Welfare Assessment under Professional Care:‘Willingness to Participate’, an Indicator Significantly Associated with Six Potential ‘Alerting Factors’
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: dolphins, human-animal interaction, qualitative behavioural assessment, welfare
2020
Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos
2020
Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress
2020
Human–Animal Interactions in Zoos: What Can Compassionate Conservation, Conservation Welfare and Duty of Care Tell Us about the Ethics of Interacting, and Avoiding Unintended Consequences?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal ethics, animal–visitor interactions, compassionate conservation, conservation welfare, duty of care, human-animal interactions, zoo animals
2020
Physical and Physiological Indicators of Welfare in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus) Serving as Ambassador Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: ambassador animal, domestication, glucocorticoids, welfare, zoo
2020
Play in Elephants: Wellbeing, Welfare or Distraction?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: captive wellbeing, comparative play rates, early development, elephant play
2020
Swimming features in captive odontocetes: Indicative of animals’ emotional state?
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, Circular swimming, finless porpoise, stress, synchronous swimming, welfare
2020
Widespread Behavioral Responses by Mammals and Fish to Zoo Visitors Highlight Differences between Individual Animals
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: exhibit, interactive, management, visitor effect, welfare, zoo
2020