Automatic detection of stereotypical behaviors of captive wild animals based on surveillance videos of zoos and animal reserves

Authors: Zixuan Yin, Yaqin Zhao, Zhihao Xu, Qiuping Yu

Publication/Journal: Ecological Informatics

Keywords: animal tracking, animal welfare, captive animal, Motion trajectory, Siamese network, stereotypical behavior

2024

Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates

Authors: S. R. Scarberry, H. Prutchi, B. M. Frye, J. Herr, C. Scott, C. M. Long, M. J. Jorgensen, C. A. Shively, K. Kavanagh

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Frailty, African green monkey, aging, animals, mobility, nonhuman primates, primates

2024

An examination of salivary cortisol concentrations and behaviour in three African elephants Loxodonta africana at Zoo Atlanta

Authors: Angela Kelling, Rebecca Snyder, Christoper Ward, Mollie Bloomsmith, Mark Laudenslager, Terry Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive elephant, non-invasive, stereotypic behaviour, welfare

2024

Measuring heart rate in captive chimpanzees without anesthesia

Authors: Satoshi Hirata, Etsuko Nogami, Toshifumi Udono

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: chimpanzees, heart rate measurements

2024

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in captive olive baboons (Papio anubis): The effects of age, sex, rearing, stress, and pregnancy

Authors: S. J. Neal, A. M. Achorn, S. J. Schapiro, W. D. Hopkins, J. H. Simmons

Publication/Journal: Am J Primatol

Keywords: *Papio anubis/genetics/physiology, age factors, animals, baboons, early adversity, female, lymphocytes, male, neutrophil‐lymphocyte ratio, neutrophils, physiological, pregnancy, sex factors, stress

2024

Sixty Years of Tinbergen’s Four Questions and Their Continued Relevance to Applied Behaviour and Welfare Research in Zoo Animals: A Commentary

Authors: Robert Kelly, Paul Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal management, behavioural ecology, causation, conservation, function, ontogeny, phylogeny, zoo animal husbandry

2024

Stereotypic Behaviour in Elephants

Authors: Paul A Rees

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Cases

Keywords: elephant, stereotypic behaviour, zoo

2024

Tortoise Husbandry and Welfare

Authors: Jane Williams

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: dietary requirements, habitat design, husbandry, tortoise, welfare

2024

Visitor impacts on social dynamics and space use in captive Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in a naturalistic zoo exhibit: A new methodological approach

Authors: Hugo Leroy, Calogero Montedoro, Jean-Pascal Guery, Thierry Hance

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: human-animal interactions, Naturalistic zoo exhibit, Ripley’s function, visitor effect, western lowland gorilla, zoo animal welfare

2024

Behavioural Indicators of Pain and Suffering in Arthropods and Might Pain Bite Back?

Authors: Robert W. Elwood

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Chelicerata, contests, Mandibulata, nociception, pain, traumatic mating, venom

2023