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Insightful Problem Solving in an Asian Elephant

PLoS ONE, 2011
The "aha" moment or the sudden arrival of the solution to a problem is a common human experience. Spontaneous problem solving without evident trial and error behavior in humans and other animals has been referred to as insight. Surprisingly, elephants, thought to be highly intelligent, have failed to exhibit insightful problem solving in previous ...
Foerder, Preston, Galloway, Marie, Barthel, Tony C., Moore, Donald, Reiss, Diana   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Behavioral Patterns of Zoo‐housed Lowland (Tapirus terrestris) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus), With a Focus on Sleeping Behavior

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
A behavioral study of the nocturnal activity budget and rhythmicity reveals the relationship between lying cycle (LC) duration and time spent in the REM‐sleep posture (“lying – head down”, LHD) in zoo‐housed Lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) and Malayan tapirs (Tapirus indicus). ABSTRACT To ensure and optimize husbandry conditions, zoo management and
Melina Kurzawe, Yannis König, Isabel Seyrling, Max Hahn‐Klimroth, Gaby Schneider, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling the Genetic Diversity of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in China: Implications for the Conservation of Asian Elephants

Ecology and Evolution
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), a crucial flagship and umbrella species in forest ecosystems, possesses significant conservation value. However, it has been categorized as endangered due to several factors, including land use change, human ...
Xing Yun, Jingshan Wang, Xu Li, Bin Wang, Shaobing Yang, Dusu Wen, Weibin Wang, Ruobing Han   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants [PDF]

, 2014
In this study, we seek to understand how the digital cushion morphologies evident in horse and elephant feet influence internal and external foot pressures.
Henry, V, Hildebrandt, T, Hutchinson, J R, Panagiotopoulou, O, Roskilly, K, Warner, S E   +5 more
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Belowground effects of ground‐dwelling large herbivores in forest ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reviews how ground‐dwelling large herbivores affect forest soil and litter globally. Effects are context‐dependent, vary among species and forest types, and remain poorly studied in tropical forests, highlighting critical gaps in understanding nutrient cycling and ecosystem functioning.
Letícia Gonçalves Ribeiro, Mateus Melo‐Dias, Beatriz Maria Paccas Saraiva, Nacho Villar, Mauro Galetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptual colour: race, economic knowledge, and the anthropology of financialization De la couleur comme concept : race, connaissances économiques et anthropologie de la financiarisation

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Economic anthropologists now carry out fieldwork in settings for which the ethnographic method was never designed, amongst powerful financial actors who are notoriously difficult to access, and in contexts which transcend geographical boundaries. This has engendered a re‐orientation of anthropology, to consider not only the economic lives of people but
Kimberly Chong
wiley   +1 more source

Elephants and polity in ancient India as exemplified by Kautilya's Arthasastra (Science of Polity) [PDF]

, 2005
After providing some background on the domestication and use of elephants in ancient India, this article concentrates on the role of the elephant in Indian statescraft as outlined in Kautilya’s Arthasastra, reputed to have been written in the fourth ...
Tisdell, Clem
core  

Temporal Responses to Warming: Do Wild Herbivores Trade Off Heat, Predators, and Humans?

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We untangled how summer temperature, predators, and humans influenced behavioral responses in two deer species. Both reduced their daily activity level in response to warming, yet only roe deer increased nocturnality to avoid heat. Conversely, fallow deer traded off heat avoidance with predator avoidance.
Noemi Pallari, Niccolò Fattorini, Martina Calosi, Lorenzo Lazzeri, Giulia Tettamanti, Sandro Lovari, Francesco Ferretti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical management of bilateral corneal opacity in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus): A case report

Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2018
Objective: This study was aimed at studying efficacy of medical management of corneal opacity in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Material and methods: A 42 years old male Asian elephant was brought to the Teaching Veterinary Hospital (TVH) at ...
Pranab Paul, Tanjila Hasan, Md. Mizanur Rahman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycobacterium tuberculosisInfection of Domesticated Asian Elephants, Thailand

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
تم تأكيد إصابة أربعة أفيال آسيوية بالسل المتفطر عن طريق الزراعة البكتيرية، والإجراءات التشخيصية الأخرى، وتسلسل منطقة الفاصل الداخلي المنسوخ 16S -23S rDNA، 16S rRNA، وتسلسل جين gyrase B. أظهر التنميط الجيني أن العوامل المعدية نشأت من 4 مصادر في تايلاند. لتحديد العدوى، من الضروري إجراء مجموعة من الفحوصات التشخيصية.
Angkawanish, Taweepoke, Wajjwalku, Worawidh, Sirimalaisuwan, Anucha, Mahasawangkul, Sittidet, Kaewsakhorn, Thattawan, Boonsri, Kittikorn, Rutten, Victor P.M.G.   +6 more
openaire   +5 more sources