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Percepção ambiental de visitantes do zoológico de Brasília-DF [PDF]
, 2014 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Programa de Pós-graduação em Agroecossistemas, Florianópolis, 2014.Para muitas pessoas, a única possibilidade de contato com algumas espécies de animais é ...
Aragão, Georgia Maria de Oliveira
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The Social Rank of Zoo-Housed Japanese Macaques is a Predictor of Visitor-Directed Aggression
, 2019 The effect that visitors have on the behavior and welfare of animals is a widely-studied topic in zoo animal welfare. Typically, these studies focus on how the presence or activity levels of visitors affect animals.
Jocelyn M. Woods +2 more
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Longitudinal Improvements in Zoo-Housed Elephant Welfare: A Case Study at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
, 2020 Over the last two decades, criticisms were raised regarding the welfare experienced by elephants in European and North American zoos. Concerns regarding the welfare of zoo-housed elephants in the UK and Europe were consolidated in the publication of ...
Katherine Finch +4 more
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From armadillos to sloths: Patterns and variations in xenarthran coronary anatomy
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Species of the superorder Xenarthra play a vital ecological role in the Neotropics. Despite their evolutionary significance, anatomical studies on their coronary circulation remain scarce. This study investigated the coronary anatomy of 82 hearts from nine Xenarthra species across the Dasypodidae, Myrmecophagidae, and Bradypodidae.
Wilson Viotto‐Souza +5 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract As habitat salinity markedly differs between the endangered, freshwater‐dwelling Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa saimensis Nordquist, 1899) and the brackish water‐inhabiting Baltic ringed seal (Pusa hispida botnica Gmelin, 1788), we investigated whether this difference has resulted in morphological changes to their kidneys.
Heini Nihtilä, Juha Laakkonen
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Importance of wild species kept in captivity as reservoirs of Salmonella serotypes for human in petting exhibitions and zoo in Iran with focus on antimicrobial resistance [PDF]
Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2017 Salmonella spp. is the leading cause of zoonotic enteric diseases wich represents a public health concern worldwide. The incidence of zoo-associated salmonellosis is rather high due to the high prevalence and shedding of this bacterium from wild animals ...
Hamid Staji, Ladan Zandiar
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Primates show a high degree of locomotor diversity that engenders similar variance in limb bone cross‐sectional geometry and bending strength: leaping primates have stronger hindlimb bones whereas suspensory species have stronger forelimb bones.
Angela M. Mossor +7 more
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Isolation of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 Strain from Fecal Samples of Zoo Animal
The Scientific World Journal, 2013 The isolation and characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains from 22 out of 174 fecal samples from petting zoo animals representing twenty-two different species (camel, lion, goats, zebra, bear, baboon monkey, Siberian monkey, deer, elk, llama,
Aseel Mohammed Hamzah +2 more
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Tails From Captive Classes: Interspecies Civic Action at the Contemporary Zoo
Frontiers in Communication, 2019 In this case study we rearticulate the contemporary zoo to recognize the agency of captive classes. Contemporary zoos catalog the consequences of humans' ecological choices. We reject the dominant ideologies used to justify captivity (e.g., human safety,
Madrone Kalil Schutten, Emily Shaffer
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An exploration of the value of elective health checks in UK zoo-housed gibbons [PDF]
, 2020 Elective health checks form an important part of the preventative healthcare of many zoo-housed animals. These procedures are not without risk or financial expenditure, meaning careful cost-benefit analysis is required when determining the frequency and ...
Kershaw, T +9 more
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