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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=phoenicopteridae

What do we know about flamingo behaviors? A systematic review of the ethological research on the Phoenicopteridae (1978–2020)

Authors: Henrique Cardoso Delfino, Caio J Carlos

Publication/Journal: acta ethologica

Keywords: behavior, flamingos, review

2021

Deflighting zoo birds and its welfare considerations

Authors: L. Reese, M. Ladwig-Wiegard, L. von Fersen, G. Haase, H. Will, R. Merle, D. Encke, H. Maegdefrau, K. Baumgartner, C. Thöne-Reineke

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, birds, deflighting, pinioning, wing-clipping, zoo

2020

Social bonds in a flock bird: Species differences and seasonality in social structure in captive flamingo flocks over a 12-month period

Authors: Paul E. Rose, Darren P. Croft

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: associations, behaviour, flamingo, non-random relationships, social network analysis

2017

The effect of fine granular sand on pododermatitis in captive greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Authors: F. Wyss, C. Wenker, S. Hoby, F. von Houwald, V. Schumacher, M. G. Doherr, N. Robert

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, flooring, foot problem, greater flamingo, pododermatitis, substrate use

2014

Behavioral Correlates of Post-Breeding Weight Change in a Captive Flock of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)

Authors: Austin L. Hughes, Amber Raynes, Caroline Driscoll, Jenna Babler

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, flamingos, phoenicopteridae, post-breeding behavior, social dominance

2013

Feeding behavior, aggression, and the conservation biology of flamingos: Integrating studies of captive and free-ranging birds

Authors: K.L. Bildstein, C.B. Golden, B.J. Mccraith, B.W. Bohmke

Publication/Journal: American Zoologist

Keywords: aggression, aves, behavior, conservation, feeding, flamingo, phoenicopteridae

1993

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