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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"zoo animals"”.
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The beast within : measuring the minds of zoo animals
Though zoos have come far from their early days of concrete boxes in caring for their residents' physical health, zoo animals' mental health-the feelings and thoughts beneath the furry and scaly exteriors-has only recently become a serious field of research. The fear of anthropomorphism, or the …
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Salivary Biomarkers of Acute Stress and Insulin Sensitivity in Nonhuman Primates
… a new tool for improving health and welfare in zoo animals. The goals of our study were to 1) validate measures of salivary insulin, cortisol and sAA and 2) explore relationships between these measures. Saliva was collected twice daily for two weeks in gorillas (Gorilla g. gorilla), mangabeys …
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The Parasitic Fauna of the House Mouse, Mus Musculus, From the Henry Doorly Zoo
… mouse,Mus musculua, trapped at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska. The purpose of this study was to determine if the house mouse served as a reservoir or intermediate host for parasites of exotic animals at the zoo. Mice were used because of case of capture, and secondly they were found to …
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Carcass Feeding for Captive Vultures: Testing Assumptions about Zoos and Effects on Birds and Visitors
… a potentially controversial feeding method for zoo animals. The common assumption is that many North American zoos refrain from feeding large carcasses to their carnivorous animals because zoo visitors might not approve of this feeding method. However, since there are several species of …
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Fitness for the Ark : are zoo bred amphibians ready to go back to the wild?
Zoos are playing an important role in the management of endangered species through the reintroduction of captive-bred animals into the wild. Reintroduction is becoming a high-profile management tool for many threatened species, but it is unknown how many generations of captive breeding can …
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Breeding behavior of captive emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri)
<p>Breeding behavior of captive Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) was observed at Sea World, San Diego, California during July, August, and September 1980, and April 1981. Emphasis was on displays, courtship, egg-laying, incubation, and care of chicks.</p> <p>I observed the trumpet display …