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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=strepsirrhines

Strepsirrhine Primate Training Programs in North American Institutions: Status and Implications for Future Welfare Assessment

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Meg H Dye, Christie Eddie, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior management, operant conditioning, primates, strepsirrhine, training

2021

Use of Primates in Research: What Do We Know About Captive Strepsirrhine Primates?

Authors: Gloria Fernández Lázaro, Sarah Zehr, Enrique Alonso García

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ethics, lemur, nonhuman primates, research use, strepsirrhine

2017

A comparison of nocturnal primate behavior in exhibits illuminated with red and blue light

Authors: Grace Fuller, Mary Ann Raghanti, Patricia M. Dennis, Christopher W. Kuhar, Mark A. Willis, Mandi Wilder Schook, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: activity levels, circadian disruption, salivary melatonin, zoo lighting design

2016

Factors influencing stereotypic behaviours of animals rescued from Asian animal markets: A slow loris case study

Authors: Richard S. Moore, Francis Cabana, K. A. I. Nekaris

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captivity, nycticebus, slow loris, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2015

Evidence from four lemur species that ringtailed lemur social cognition converges with that of haplorhine primates

Authors: Aaron A. Sandel, Evan L. MacLean, Brian Hare

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cognitive evolution, lemur, social cognition, social intelligence hypothesis

2011

Adult play fighting and potential role of tail signals in ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Authors: Elisabetta Palagi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: adult play fighting, lemur catta, strepsirrhines, tail play, visual signals

2009

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