Application of Machine Learning for Automating Behavioral Tracking of Captive Bornean Orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus)

Authors: Frej Gammelgård, Jonas Nielsen, Emilia J Nielsen, Malthe G Hansen, Aage K Olsen Alstrup, Juan O Perea-García, Trine H Jensen, Cino Pertoldi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: artificial intelligence, automatic behavior tracking; image classification; object detection; orangutans, zoological institution

2024

The behavioral response of a captive female Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) to mixed-species exhibition with two Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus)

Authors: Annika Fugl, Sissel Lindberg, Severin Zhou, Barbara Mescic, Cino Pertoldi, Juan Olvido Perea García, Trine Hammer Jensen, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: activity budget, animal welfare, enrichment, environmental conditions, primates, Reaction norms, Surveillance, translocation, zoo

2024

Behavioral analysis of a captive male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) when exposed to environmental changes

Authors: Josefine F Larsen, Karl KD Andersen, Julia Cuprys, Thomas B Fosgaard, Johanne H Jacobsen, Dominika Krysztofiak, Silje M Lund, Birgitte Nielsen, Maja EB Pedersen, Matilde J Pedersen

Publication/Journal: Archives of Biological Sciences

Keywords: Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), ethogram, facility improvement, mixed species habitat

2023

Surgical placement of implantable cardiac loop recorders in great apes

Authors: Ilana Kutinsky, Ann Duncan, Marietta D Danforth, Suzan Murray, Julie Napier, Stephanie McCain, Hayley W Murphy

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: great apes, loop recorders, surgery

2023

The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Monitoring Animal Identification, Health, and Behaviour

Authors: Jenna V Congdon, Mina Hosseini, Ezekiel F Gading, Mahdi Masousi, Maria Franke, Suzanne E MacDonald

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, animal health, artificial intelligence, conservation, identification, monitoring, orangutan, pongo abelii

2022

Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates

Authors: Stefano Vaglio, Stefano SK Kaburu, Richard Pearce, Luke Bryant, Ailie McAuley, Alexandria Lott, Demi J Sheppard, Sarah Smith, Beth E Tompkins, Emily J Elwell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: fecal cortisol, olfactory enrichment, primates, stress, zoo welfare

2021

Effects of scent enrichment on behavioral and physiological indicators of stress in zoo primates

Authors: Stefano Vaglio, Stefano SK Kaburu, Richard Pearce, Luke Bryant, Ailie McAuley, Alexandria Lott, Demi J Sheppard, Sarah Smith, Beth E Tompkins, Emily J Elwell

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: essential oils, fecal cortisol, social interactions, stereotypic behaviors

2021

Use of Interactive Technology in Captive Great Ape Management

Authors: Caitlin A Ford, Liz Bellward, Clive JC Phillips, Kris Descovich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: conservation, great ape, interactive technology, management practices, zoo

2021

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

Orangulas: effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): effect of scheduled visual enrichment on behavioral and endocrine aspects of a captive orangutan

Authors: Juan Olvido Perea Garcia, Alessandro Miani, Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Jens Malmkvist, Cino Pertoldi, Trine Hammer Jensen, Rikke Kruse Nielsen, Dan Witzner Hansen, Lars A Bach

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, ethogram, no rewards, orangutan, scheduled, visual enrichment

2020

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