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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.We investigated the extent and composition of red panda (Ailurus Fulgens spp.) encounters amongst 150 global zoos and their impact on animal longevity and reproduction. Comparative data analysis suggests that encounter animals produced more offspring and had higher longevity (survival) than non‐encounter animals with differences noted between ...
Sarah L. Spooner +6 more
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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.First successful vasectomy in a southern African male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardis giraffa ABSTRACT This study reports the first successful vasectomy on a southern African male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). The goal of the procedure was to create a teaser male for reproductive studies.
Francois Deacon +7 more
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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.We distributed a survey to global institutions housing bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) to collect data on factors which may affect litter survival. Information from the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) and studbook records supplemented this dataset. We found that within northern temperate regions, the number of pups reared to the age of 1
Alice S. Clark +4 more
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Impact of Social Grooming on Age‐Related Immune Health in Captive Baboons
Zoo Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Primate social behaviors are known to mitigate a number of negative psychological and physiological problems. Social connectedness in wild baboons can predict longevity and health, but the relationship between social grooming and physical health in captive baboons is less known.
Sara J. Cotton, Frances J. White
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Heart Rate as an Indicator of Stress in Gotland's Russ Horses
Zoo Biology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Animal welfare concerns both the physical and mental wellbeing of animals so the assessment of animals kept in captivity, for example zoos, is important and necessary both legally and ethically. Good welfare is especially vital when breeding endangered species as stress impairs reproductive investment.
Isidora Dundjerovic, Lynne U. Sneddon
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Zoo Biology, EarlyView.Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) that were provided with dim night lights to simulate a natural dusk and dawn moved more frequently than those kept in complete darkness at night. Toads moved more at dusk and dawn than in the middle of the night. ABSTRACT Night light may affect captive amphibians in alternative ways. Captive amphibians may
Brady P. Parlato, Noah T. Dunham
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TNCOA: Efficient Exploration via Observation‐Action Constraint on Trajectory‐Based Intrinsic Reward
CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Efficient exploration is critical in handling sparse rewards and partial observability in deep reinforcement learning. However, most existing intrinsic reward methods based on novelty rely on single‐step observations or Euclidean distances.
Jingxiang Ma, Hongbin Ma, Youzhi Zhang
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