The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Mark Myers, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo

2021

Understanding impacts of zoo visitors: Quantifying behavioural changes of two popular zoo species during COVID-19 closures

Authors: Ellen Williams, Anne Carter, Jessica Rendle, Samantha Ward

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, COVID-19, meerkats, penguins, welfare, zoo

2021

Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Samantha J Chiew, Kym L Butler, Sally L Sherwen, Grahame J Coleman, Vicky Melfi, Alicia Burns, Paul H Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor behaviour, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, visual contact, zoos

2020

A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu)

Authors: Lara Fanning, Hannah Larsen, Peta S Taylor

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal management, music, noise, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2020

Case Studies of the Impacts of Cataract Surgery on Crested Penguin Welfare

Authors: Matthew R. Heintz, Grace A. Fuller, Sarah J. Woodhouse, Anna Murray, Stephanie M. Allard

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, geriatric, macaroni penguin, phacoemulsifcation, rockhopper penguin

2019

Effects of Regulating Visitor Viewing Proximity and the Intensity of Visitor Behaviour on Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) Behaviour and Welfare

Authors: Samantha J. Chiew, Kym L. Butler, Sally L. Sherwen, Grahame J. Coleman, Kerry V. Fanson, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: little penguins, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, zoos

2019

Evaluating the Behavior and Temperament of African Penguins in a Non-Contact Animal Encounter Program

Authors: Sana T. Saiyed, Lydia M. Hopper, Katherine A. Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: ambassador animals, behavior, spheniscus demersus, temperament, welfare

2019

Training penguins to interact with enrichment devices for lasting effects

Authors: E. J. Fernandez, R. C. Kinley, W. Timberlake

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, husbandry, penguins, training, zoos

2019

Validation and welfare assessment of flipper-mounted time-depth recorders for monitoring penguins in zoos and aquariums

Authors: Grace Fuller, Matthew R. Heintz, Stephanie Allard

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bio-logging, data-loggers, gentoo penguin, king penguin, macaroni penguin, rockhopper penguin

2019