Polar bear mother-offspring interactions in maternity dens in captivity [0.03%]
圈养条件下雌性北极熊与幼崽在育幼洞内的相互作用
Chad van Gessel
Chad van Gessel
Two female polar bears at Dierenrijk Zoo in the Netherlands were monitored at their maternity den one day before the birth of their cubs and three days postpartum. Each bear was monitored for 96 hr to document behaviour and vocalisations. T...
Intensity of play behavior as a potential measure of welfare: A novel method for quantifying the integrated intensity of behavior in African elephants [0.03%]
玩耍行为强度作为一种潜在的福利衡量指标——一种量化非洲象行为综合强度的新方法
Greg A Vicino,Emily S Marcacci
Greg A Vicino
To the authors' knowledge there is currently no discrete index to measure the integrated intensity of a play bout in mammals, despite the potential for using intensity and duration of play bouts as a measure of physical activity and welfare...
Perception of available space during chimpanzee introductions: Number of accessible areas is more important than enclosure size [0.03%]
黑猩猩引入时对可用空间的感觉：可访问区域的数量比围栏大小更重要
Elizabeth S Herrelko,Hannah M Buchanan-Smith,Sarah-Jane Vick
Elizabeth S Herrelko
Restricting animals to different areas of their enclosure, for both brief and extended durations, is a key element of animal management practices. With such restrictions, available space decreases and the choices the animals can make are mo...
A new voluntary blood collection method for the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) and Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) [0.03%]
安第斯熊（ Tremarctos ornatus ）和亚洲黑熊（ Ursus thibetanus ）的一种新的自愿献血方法
Yusuke Otaki,Nobuhide Kido,Tomoko Omiya et al.
Yusuke Otaki et al.
Various training methods have been developed for animal husbandry and health care in zoos and one of these trainings is blood collection. One training method, recently widely used for blood collection in Ursidae, requires setting up a sleev...
Successful transfer of a Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) pouch young to a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus) surrogate [0.03%]
成功将戈德费洛树袋熊的幼崽转移到黄足岩兔袋熊代母袋中
David J McLelland,Kate Fielder,Gayl Males et al.
David J McLelland et al.
A 47-day-old orphaned Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) joey was successfully cross-fostered onto a yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus). The joey was subsequently taken for hand-rearing at age 5 months. This ...
Ellen Williams,Samantha Bremner-Harrison,Naomi Harvey et al.
Ellen Williams et al.
Maintaining adequate welfare in captive elephants is challenging. Few studies have investigated overnight rest behavior in zoo elephants, yet time spent resting has been identified as a welfare indicator in some species. We investigated res...
Critical factors for sustainable food procurement in zoological collections [0.03%]
论动物收藏中可持续食品采购的关键因素
Jonathan H Hanson
Jonathan H Hanson
Food procurement can play an important role in sustainable food supply chain management by zoos, linking organizational operations to the biodiversity conservation and sustainability mission of zoological collections. This study therefore e...
Improving diet and activity of insectivorous primates in captivity: Naturalizing the diet of Northern Ceylon gray slender loris, Loris lydekkerianus nordicus [0.03%]
提高杂食性灵长类动物圈养条件下的饮食和活动：北方锡兰瘦长倭狐猴（Loris lydekkerianus nordicus）的自然饮食改善研究
Emma Williams,Francis Cabana,K A I Nekaris
Emma Williams
Data on in-situ diet and nutritional requirements should inform the provision of food to captive insectivorous primates. Despite the growing availability of such information an over-reliance on commercially available primate foods and fruit...
Rates of reinforcement and measures of compliance in free and protected contact elephant management systems [0.03%]
有关象自由接触管理和保护接触管理系统中增强率和遵守度的测量
Megan L Wilson,Bonnie M Perdue,Mollie A Bloomsmith et al.
Megan L Wilson et al.
Protected contact is an alternative to traditional captive elephant training techniques that emerged as a result of concerns for animal welfare and personnel safety. The present study documented the behavior of elephants and their animal ca...
Preference assessments in the zoo: Keeper and staff predictions of enrichment preferences across species [0.03%]
动物园中的偏好评估：管理员和员工跨物种预测动物的环境丰富度偏好
Lindsay R Mehrkam,Nicole R Dorey
Lindsay R Mehrkam
Environmental enrichment is widely used in the management of zoo animals, and is an essential strategy for increasing the behavioral welfare of these populations. It may be difficult, however, to identify potentially effective enrichment st...