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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.
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Sharing the motivation to play: the use of signals in adult bonobos

Authors: E. Palagi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bonobo, full play face, pan paniscus, play face, playful propensity, ritualization, social play, social tolerance, solitary play, visual communication

2008

Similarities and differences in activities and agonistic behavior of male Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) in captivity and the wild

Authors: Marion Höhn, Martina Kronschnabl, Udo Gansloßer

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: age, escalation, fighting strategies, ritualization, size-class differences in behavior, time-budget

2000

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