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Development of an image-based body condition score for giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis and a comparison of zoo-housed and free-ranging individuals

Authors: Irina Clavadetscher, Monica Bond, Louise Martin, Christian Schiffmann, Jean-Michel Hatt, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: body condition score, free-ranging giraffe, PMS, zoo

Year: 2021

Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories

Authors: Paul E Rose, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal welfare, behavioural observations, ethology, observational methods, research methods, zoo science

Year: 2021

Considering generalizability: A lesson from auditory enrichment research on zoo animals

Authors: Nicola Khan, Claudia Wascher

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: applied animal behavior, auditory enrichment, captive settings, environmental enrichment, reproducibility

Year: 2021

Domestic animal welfare at the zoo: The impact of an animal visitor interaction program on chickens

Authors: M Ramont, M Leahy, KA Cronin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: ambassador animal, animal encounter, animal visitor interaction (AVI), behavior, gallus gallus, human-animal relationships

Year: 2021

Who is there? Captive western gorillas distinguish human voices based on familiarity and nature of previous interactions

Authors: Roberta Salmi, Caroline E Jones, Jodi Carrigan

Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition

Keywords: cognition, gorilla

Year: 2021

Synergy between behavioural research on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) conducted in zoological and wild settings

Authors: Heather M Manitzas Hill, Deirdre B Yeater, Michael Noonan

Publication/Journal: Polar Research

Keywords: *animal cognition, aquariums, captive whales, maternal behaviour, play, socio-sexual interactions

Year: 2021

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites as an indicator of adrenocortical activity in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and recommendations for future studies

Authors: Malin Larm, Anne Lene Hovland, Rupert Palme, Anne-Mathilde Thierry, Andrea L Miller, Arild Landa, Anders Angerbjörn, Nina E Eide

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: arctic fox, fecal glucocorticoid

Year: 2021

Novel object test in farmed fallow deer (Dama dama)–The impact on appearance, diurnal rhythm and behaviour in the foraging area

Authors: Urša Jakopin, Maja Prevolnik Povše, Janko Skok

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: fallow deer, farmed deer, foraging, novel object test

Year: 2021

What do we know about flamingo behaviors? A systematic review of the ethological research on the Phoenicopteridae (1978–2020)

Authors: Henrique Cardoso Delfino, Caio J Carlos

Publication/Journal: acta ethologica

Keywords: behavior, flamingos, review

Year: 2021

Strepsirrhine Primate Training Programs in North American Institutions: Status and Implications for Future Welfare Assessment

Authors: Gloria Fernández-Lázaro, Meg H Dye, Christie Eddie, Gina M Ferrie

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior management, operant conditioning, primates, strepsirrhine, training

Year: 2021