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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Visitor Effects"”.
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Visitor Effects on Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
<p>Understanding visitor effects is vital to successful husbandry of great apes. Considering the unique difficulties that come from housing bachelor groups of gorillas in zoos it is vital to be able to address any behavioral concerns brought about by complications of visitor effects. Five male …
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The Activity Budgets of Captive Javan Gibbons (<i>Hylobates moloch</i>) and their Response to Visitor Presence or Absence
… negatively impact the health of captive animals. Visitors may be a source of stress to captive animals in zoos and sanctuaries. Javan gibbons (<em>Hylobates moloch</em>) are endangered, and healthy captive populations are important to the species’ conservation. The purpose of this study is to …
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Gorilla-Visitor Interface at a Zoo Exhibit: Positioning Effects of Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Zoo Visitors
… and an enjoyable and educational experience for visitors. Looking at the animal-visitor interface can allow zoos to evaluate their success in these efforts and to build upon what they have already accomplished. The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between visitors and …
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Did The Pandemic Lockdowns Affect The Welfare of The Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii) At The Toronto Zoo?
… the opportunity to study the relationship of visitor presence with the welfare of zoo-housed animals as natural experiments. The reduction of visitor counts to zero for several consecutive months allowed researchers to study visitor effects on welfare measures and address the confounding …
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Comparison of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Behavior on Tour and Non-Tour Days at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest
… study, I investigated the potential effect of a visitor program on captive chimpanzees’ (<em>Pan troglodytes</em>) behaviors at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest (CSNW) in Cle Elum, Washington. I used focal animal sampling to score behaviors from an ethogram of affiliative, aggressive and abnormal …