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Whole versus chopped food: the bintu-right way to do it?

Authors: Alexander J. Vine, Amy Hammond, Georgia Abernethy Palmer, James Edward Brereton

Publication/Journal: Discover Animals

Keywords: arctictis binturong, carnivora, chopped food, food particle size, wildlife park, zoo

Year: 2024

Detailed Comparison of Acoustic Signals from Rehabilitated and Wild Franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) Dolphins

Authors: Giardino Gisela Vanina, Mel Cosentino, Agustina Camila Macchi, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Sergio Rodriguez Heredia, Karina Ceilia Alvarez, Sergio Gabriel Moron, Diego Horacio Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal communication, animal welfare, bycatch, NBHF species, Pontoporia blainvillei, rehabilitation

Year: 2024

Monitoring the world-oldest zoo-housed male giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca): A case-study on pathway utilization

Authors: Iris Ziying Tan, Eszter Matrai, Paolo Martelli

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: geriatric research, giant panda choice, giant panda welfare, habitat use, pathway monitoring

A frog in hot water: the effect of temperature elevation on the adrenal stress response of an African amphibian

Authors: Juan Scheun, Leanne Venter, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: PeerJ

Keywords: bullfrog, Mucous, non-invasive, stress response, Thermal stressor, weight loss

Year: 2024

Personality in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus): Temporal stability and methods of assessment

Authors: Lucy Rutherford, Lindsay Murray, Lisa Holmes, Ellen Williams

Publication/Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Keywords: elephant, personality, scale, TIPI, welfare

Year: 2025

Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales

Authors: Leila S. Lemos, Estela Manfrin da Silva, Karen J. Steinman, Todd R. Robeck, Natalia Quinete

Publication/Journal: Chemosphere

Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress

Year: 2024

Maternal rejection but not protectiveness predicts juvenile Japanese macaque behavior without direct maternal influence

Authors: Barbora Kuběnová, Andrew J. J. MacIntosh

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral development, macaca fuscata, maternal behavior, maternal influence, ontogeny

Evaluation of the stress state based on fecal corticosterone metabolite concentrations in captive penguins in Japan

Authors: Megumi Itoh, Misato Kitahara, Nanako Sawayama, Naoya Matsumoto, Takahito Toyotome, Kazutaka Yamada

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Keywords: captive penguin, diseased individual, fecal corticosterone metabolite, hot season, molting period

Year: 2024

Hormonal changes in northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) after the death of a group member

Authors: Emilee N. Hart, Rupert Palme, Nava Greenblatt, Rafaela S. C. Takeshita

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: death, DHEAS, gibbons, glucocorticoids, group structure, stress

Year: 2024

Benchmarking Giant Panda Welfare in Tourism: A Co-Design Approach for Animals, Tourists, Managers, and Researchers

Authors: Yulei Guo, David Fennell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, benchmark, co-design, giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), tourism, visitor comments

Year: 2024