About pace: How variations in method and definition affect quantification of pacing in bears?

Authors: Laura M Bernstein‐Kurtycz, Kayla G Wiatroski, Austin Leeds, Kristen E Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bears, pacing, stereotypy

2022

Agonistic behavior and feeding competition in the largest piranha species, Pygocentrus piraya, in a zoo

Authors: Ronald G Oldfield, Josie E Thal, Praanjal Das, Nick J Zarlinga, Kristen E Lukas, Jason D Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Ethology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, feeding competition, piranha, zoo

2022

An Approach to Assessing Zoo Animal Welfare in a Rarely Studied Species, the Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

Authors: Danielle Free, William SM Justice, Sarah Jayne Smith, Vittoria Howard, Sarah Wolfensohn

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: AWAG, behavior, carnivore, Crossarchus obscurus, cusimanse, evidence based, understudied, welfare, welfare assessment, zoo

2022

An Approach to Assessing Zoo Animal Welfare in a Rarely Studied Species, the Common Cusimanse Crossarchus obscurus

Authors: Danielle Free, William SM Justice, Sarah Jayne Smith, Vittoria Howard, Sarah Wolfensohn

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: AWAG, behavior, carnivore, Crossarchus obscurus, cusimanse, evidence based, understudied, welfare, welfare assessment, zoo

2022

Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Authors: Valentín Zárate, Jesica R Mufari, Lucía G Abalos Luna, Daniel P Villarreal, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, diet, insectivorous, live feed, mymercophagidae, zenartha

2022

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

Baseline Behavioral Data and Behavioral Correlates of Disturbance for the Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes)

Authors: Jemma E Dias, Charlotte Ellis, Tessa E Smith, Charlotte A Hosie, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, welfare, zoo research

2022

Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening

Authors: Jennifer Hamilton, Kylen N. Gartland, Megan Jones, Grace Fuller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior

2022

Behavioral Changes of Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) during COVID-19 Zoo Closures and Further Reopening to the Public

Authors: Aleksei A Podturkin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: begging, choice/control, stereotypical behavior, visitor effect

2022

Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations

Authors: Chase A LaDue, Rajnish PG Vandercone, Wendy K Kiso, Elizabeth W Freeman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo

2022

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