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An investigation into some effects of captivity on the behaviour of gorillas and chimpanzees in four British zoos [PDF]

, 1999
This study, conducted at four British zoos over a period of four months, investigated some of the effects of captivity on the typical daily behaviour of 14 adult chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and 9 adult western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla),
Hill, Sonya Petre
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
wiley   +1 more source

Toxoplasmosis in Zoo Animals: A Retrospective Pathology Review of 126 Cases

, 2022
Toxoplasma gondii is an extremely successful zoonotic protozoan parasite that has been demonstrated in a wide range of endo- and poikilothermic species. Although infection is widespread amongst domestic animals, overt disease other than abortion in small
Simon De Neck, Daniela Denk, Shannon Khaliq, Mark F. Stidworthy   +3 more
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Advancing Energy Materials by In Situ Atomic Scale Methods

Advanced Energy Materials, Volume 15, Issue 11, March 18, 2025.
Progress in in situ atomic scale methods leads to an improved understanding of new and advanced energy materials, where a local understanding of complex, inhomogeneous systems or interfaces down to the atomic scale and quantum level is required. Topics from photovoltaics, dissipation losses, phase transitions, and chemical energy conversion are ...
Christian Jooss, Michael Seibt, Martin Wenderoth, Oliver Bünermann, Ole Bunjes, Till Domröse, Christian Eckel, Francesca Falorsi, Christoph Flathmann, Monica Kolek Martinez de Azagra, Matthias Krüger, Jonas Lindner, Tobias Meyer, Claus Ropers, Ulrich Ross, Kai Rossnagel, Sreeju Sreekantan Nair Lalithambika, Simone Techert, Georg A. Traeger, Cynthia Volkert, R. Thomas Weitz, Alec M. Wodtke   +21 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2016
Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected ...
Aina Adeogun, Olutayo Omobowale, Chiaka Owuamanam, Olugbenga Alaka, Victor Taiwo, Dick van Soolingen, Simeon Cadmus   +6 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton, Tania Signal, Jenni A. Judd   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Enteric Parasites of Zoo Animals and Zookeepers in Beni-Suef Governorate, Egypt [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 2013
In this study, the enteric parasites of zoo animals and zookeepers in Beni-Suef governorate, Egypt were investigated. Fecal samples from thirteen animal species were examined by floatation and formol ether sedimentation techniques.
W. M. Arafa, Lilian N. Mahrous, S. M. Aboelhadid, A. E. Abdel-Ghany   +3 more
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Contrasting phagocyte respiratory burst responses in two European bat species during hibernation

Frontiers in Immunology
Bats use various natural or artificial structures as hibernacula, resulting in a diversification of hibernation strategies. For example, caves provide a stable thermal microclimate for the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), whereas above-ground ...
Jan Zukal, Jan Zukal, Monika Nemcova, Erik Bachorec, Tomas Heger, Veronika Seidlova, Ivana Papezikova, Vladimir Piacek, Katerina Zukalova, Jiri Pikula   +9 more
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Gender and Age, but Not Visual Context, Impact Wildlife Attitudes and Perceptions of Animals in Zoos

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023
People’s attitudes toward wildlife may impact their behaviors in support of conservation. We surveyed people in the United States to determine if gender, age, or visual contexts commonly seen in zoos impacted wildlife attitudes and perceptions of animals
Andrew C. Alba, Gina M. Ferrie, Mandi Wilder Schook, Maureen Leahy, Katherine A. Cronin   +4 more
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Maintaining the genetic health of putative Barbary lions in captivity: an analysis of Moroccan Royal Lions. [PDF]

, 2009
The last representatives of the Barbary lion (Panthera leo leo), once numerous in North Africa but exterminated from the wild by the 1940s, are believed to be the captive lions descended from the Moroccan Royal Collection, numbering less than 90 ...
Groombridge, Jim J., Black, Simon, Black, Simon A., Harland, Adrian, Yamaguchi, Nobuyuki, Groombridge, Jim   +5 more
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