What Is the Future for Zoos and Aquariums?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: accreditation, animal welfare, sanctuaries, zoo animals, zoo ethics
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2018
The Animal-Visitor Interaction Protocol (AVIP) for the assessment of Lemur catta walk-in enclosure in zoos
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal welfare, AVIP, lemur, zoo
2022
Behavioral characterization of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): defining progressive stages of male sexual behavior in in-situ and ex-situ populations
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: elephant, musth, reproduction, sri lanka, temporal gland secretions, zoo
2022
Behavioural Development of Three Former Pet Chimpanzees a Decade after Arrival at the MONA Sanctuary
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budget, chimpanzee, early life experience, pan troglodytes, pet and entertainment, re-socialization, sanctuary, well-being
2022
Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive challenge, environmental enrichment, indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, welfare indicators
2022
Does the Absence of Zoo Visitors during the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Gorilla Behavior?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, COVID-19, gorilla, pandemic, research, visitors, zoo
2022
The effects of Zoo Lights on animal welfare: A case study of great Indian hornbills at Denver Zoo
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: after hours events, animal welfare, hornbills, zoo lights
2022
Immunoglobulin A and Physiologic Correlates of Well-Being in Asian Elephants
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: bull, cortisol, elephas maximus, glucocorticoids, musth, oxytocin, secretory IgA, social, stress, welfare
2022
The influence of olfactory enrichment on the behavior of two captive New World primates: Black‐capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: animal welfare, olfactory enrichment, primates, zoo
2022
The Neurobiology of Behavior and Its Applicability for Animal Welfare: A Review
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: emotions, learning, neurobiology, Panksepp, welfare, well-being
2022