First noncontact millimeter-wave radar measurement of heart rate in great apes: Validation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: T. Matsumoto, I. Iwata, T. Sakamoto, S. Hirata

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Pan troglodytes/physiology, *Radar, animal welfare, animals, Electrocardiography/veterinary/instrumentation, female, heart rate, male, millimeter‐wave ultrawide‐band array radar, noncontact measurement of vital sign, stress

2024

Activity budgets, responses to disturbance and novel behaviours in captive mountain chicken frogs Leptodactylus fallax

Authors: Eve Mannings, Francesca Servini, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Herpetological Journal

Keywords: amphibians, behaviour, disturbance, mSPI, welfare, zoo

2023

Aging Gracefully: Compassion for Nonhuman Animal Elders

Authors: Joachim Nieuwland, Franck Meijboom

Publication/Journal: Optimal Wellbeing of Ageing Wild Animals in Human Care

Keywords: aging, compassionate care, geriatric, welfare, wellbeing

2023

Know when you are on a break: effects of predictable breaks on bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus behaviours

Authors: Stefano Bigiani, Cristina Pil

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords:

2023

A perspective on ungulate management and welfare assessment across the traditional zoo to large landscape spectrum

Authors: David M. Powell, Dan Beetem, RoxAnna Breitigan, Adam Eyres, Brandon Speeg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: Five Domains, motivation, natural behavior

2023

Unusual formation of air bubbles in the arms of the California two-spot octopus, Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 during handling in captivity

Authors: Graciela Esmeralda Colunga-Ramírez, Oscar B. Del Rio-Zaragoza, Sheila Castellanos-Martínez

Publication/Journal: Marine Biology

Keywords:

2023

Assessing the potential impact of zoo visitors on the welfare and cognitive performance of Japanese macaques

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Christina R Doelling, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, attention bias, monkey, touchscreen, visitor effect, zoo research

2021

The Effect of Visitor Number on the Behavior of Zoo-Housed Macropods

Authors: Jessica Meade, Vicky A Melfi, Melanie Keith, Alicia L Burns

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, free-range exhibits, human-animal interaction, macropod, vigilance, visitor effect, zoo

2021

The Science of Animal Welfare: Understanding What Animals Want

Authors: Marian Stamp Dawkins

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal welfare

2021

Using individual-specific conditioning to reduce stereotypic behaviours: A study on smooth dogfish Mustelus canis in captivity

Authors: Alexis Hart, Zac Reynolds, Sandra Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranchs

2021