Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae

Authors: David M Powell, Eli Baskir

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo

2021

Developing a Reliable Welfare Assessment Tool for Captive Hibernatory Bear Species

Authors: Chloe J Maher, Angela Gibson, Laura M Dixon, Heather Bacon

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bear, keeper ratings, ursidae, welfare assessment, zoo animal welfare

2021

A new voluntary blood collection method for the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)

Authors: Yusuke Otaki, Nobuhide Kido, Tomoko Omiya, Kaori Ono, Miya Ueda, Akinori Azumano, Sohei Tanaka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: blood collection, facility, operant conditioning training, positive reinforcement, venipuncture, zoo

2015

Behavioral and Hormonal Consequences of Transporting Giant Pandas From China to the United States

Authors: R. J. Snyder, B. M. Perdue, D. M. Powell, D. L. Forthman, M. A. Bloomsmith, T. L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal, animal welfare, animals, behavior, behaviour, china, female, hydrocortisone/urine, male, physiological/physiology, stress, transportation, united-states, ursidae, wild, zoo

2012

Energy digestibility of giant pandas on bamboo-only and on supplemented diets

Authors: Tommy G. Finley, Robert S. Sikes, Jennifer L. Parsons, Brian J. Rude, Heidi A. Bissell, John R. Ouellette

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calorie, carnivore, digestibility trials, extraction, nutrition, supplements

2011

Zinc-finger intron 7: a new locus for sex identification of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Authors: Xiao Xu, Yuzhi Li, Xiaofang Wang, Kun Wei, Wenping Zhang, Zhihe Zhang, Fujun Shen, Bisong Yue

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant panda, noninvasive technique, sex identification, ursidae, zfx, zfy

2010

Enclosure choice and well-being in giant pandas: is it all about control?

Authors: Megan A. Owen, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Nancy M. Czekala, Donald G. Lindburg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: choice, control, corticoids, non-invasive methods, ursidae

2005

Longitudinal monitoring of fecal testosterone in male Malayan Sun bears (U. malayanus)

Authors: H. Hesterman, S. K. Wasser, J. F. Cockrem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: androgens, fecal steroids, reproductive endocrinology, testicular cycle, ursidae

2005

Monitoring stress in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): behavioral and hormonal responses to ambient noise

Authors: Megan A. Owen, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Nancy M. Czekala, Karen Steinman, Donald G. Lindburg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: corticoids, noise, noninvasive methods, ursidae

2004