Do not disturb: Visitors’ effect on the behavior and welfare of female and male big cats in zoos

Authors: Caterina Spiezio, Elena Giulia Galardi, Camillo Sandri, Barbara Regaiolli

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, large felids, zoo visitors

2023

Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023

Effects of social stress on the welfare of captive male Alpine musk deer: Stereotypic behavior, fecal cortisol, and musk secretion

Authors: Xin Zhou, Qingxin Lv, Yuhong Qin, Naixiu Yuan, Yong Li, Mi Zhou, Xiuxiang Meng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), ex situ conservation, fecal cortisol, small ruminant welfare, stereotypic behavior

2023

Elephant tourism: An analysis and recommendations for public health, safety, and animal welfare

Authors: R Grant, C Warwick, Catrina Steedman, A Pilney

Publication/Journal: International Journal of One Health

Keywords:

2023

Fish Welfare in Public Aquariums and Zoological Collections

Authors: Stephen A. Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: assessment, enrichment, fish, husbandry, welfare

2023

Slowly walking down to the more food: relative quantity discrimination in African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys sulcata)

Authors: Masaki Tomonaga, Daiki Haraguchi, Anna Wilkinson

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords:

2023

TACTILE RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT IN CAPTIVE ANTILLEAN MANATEES (Trichechus manatus manatus)

Authors: Karen Lucchini, Rebecca Umeed, Paulo Jorge Parreira dos Santos, Fernanda Löffler Niemeyer Attademo, Fábia de Oliveira Luna, Bruna Bezerra

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: communication, manatees, tactile signals

2023

Wing condition does not negatively impact time budget, enclosure usage, or social bonds in a flock of both full-winged and flight-restrained greater flamingos

Authors: Adam J. George, Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, enclosure usage, flamingo, pinioning, social network, welfare, zoo bird

2023

Automated Video-Based Analysis Framework for Behavior Monitoring of Individual Animals in Zoos Using Deep Learning—A Study on Polar Bears

Authors: Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, René Raab, Dario Zanca, Samira Kabri, Johanna Happold, Heiko Nille, Katharina Prechtel, Sophie Wuensch

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal monitoring, animal welfare, behavior observation, deep learning, object detection, ursus maritimus

2022