Enrichment and animal age, not biological variables, predict positive welfare indicators in zoo-housed carnivores
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: activity, affective state, behaviour, captive, interaction, Phylogenetic, play
2024
Environmental enrichment in ruminants and equines: Introduction
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2023
Exploring the behaviors and social preferences of a large, multigenerational herd of zoo-housed southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: ceratotherium, social behavior, welfare, zoo animal
2023
The Impact of Visitors on Non-Primate Species in Zoos: A Quantitative Review
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: non-primate species, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare, zoo visitors
2023
The Impacts of Evening Events in Zoos: A Christmas Event at Knowsley Safari
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal behaviour, Christmas lights, evidence-based management, ungulates, zoo animal welfare
2023
Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity-building
Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology
Keywords: behavior, capacity building, observations, sanctuaries, welfare
2023
Communication from the Zoo: Reports from Zoological Facilities of the Impact of COVID-19 Closures on Animals
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: communication, COVID-19, keeper-animal interactions, social media, visitor–animal interactions, zoo closures
2022
Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: 24h monitoring, COVID-19, understudied, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, welfare
2022
Behavioural Diversity Study in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Groups and Its Implications for Welfare Assessments
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural diversity, bottlenose dolphin, marine mammals, welfare assessment, welfare indicator
2021
Effects of Nearby Construction Work on the Behavior of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: behavior, construction, individual differences, lion, sound, welfare
2021