The impact of visitors on non-primate species in zoos: a quantitative review

E Williams, V Hunton, G Hosey, SJ Ward - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Visitors in zoos have a variable impact on animals; principally categorised
as positive, negative or neutral. This paper quantifies the impact of visitors in non-primate …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of visitor presence and crowd size on zoo-housed red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) during and after a COVID-19 closure

M Jones, KN Gartland, G Fuller - Anim. Behav. Cogn, 2021 - researchgate.net
Macropods, particularly kangaroos and wallabies, are common species included in walk-
through habitats that put them in close proximity to zoo visitors. However, there has been …

Furred and feathered friends: How attached are zookeepers to the animals in their care?

V Melfi, L Skyner, L Birke, SJ Ward, WS Shaw… - Zoo …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Keeper‐animal relationships (KARs) appear to be important in zoos, since they can
enhance the well‐being of both the animals and the keepers, can make animal husbandry …

Visitors and observers otter‐ly influence the behavior and enclosure use of zoo‐housed giant otters

JE Brereton, EML Jones, C McMillan, K Perkins - Zoo Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The potential impact of human presence on captive animal behavior has recently been the
focus of considerable research interest, especially following 2020 and 2021 periods of …

The 'Visitor Effect'in Non-primate Zoo Species: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go Next?

E Williams, V Hunton, SJ Ward… - … -Animal Interactions in …, 2024 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Visitors are a prominent feature in the lives of zoo animals, and their presence provides
auditory, visual and olfactory stimuli to which animals may respond. While historically this …

Effect of environmental temperature and relative humidity towards postural behavior and activity patterns of female Pongo pygmaeus at Bukit Merah Orang Utan Island …

N Nozmi, S Dharmaligam, NNM Yusof… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Nozmi N, Dharmalingam S, Yusof NNM, Yusof FZM. 2023. Effect of environmental
temperature and relative humidity towards postural behavior and activity patterns of female …

A Multi-Pronged Approach to Studying Human-Animal Interactions in Zoo Settings

JP Truax - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Zoos of the past focused primarily on animal exhibition, yet the modern zoo has shifted to a
focus on animal conservation and public education. This change has coincided with a …