Essays about: "Zoo"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 128 essays containing the word Zoo.

  1. 11. Besökarpåverkan hos lodjur (Lynx lynx) på djurpark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Blenda Lindau; [2022]
    Keywords : besökarpåverkan; lodjur; stereotypier; djurvälfärd; hägnutnyttjande;

    Abstract : Zoo visitors can affect captive animals in a negative, neutral or positive way. To achieve great welfare for the animals we need a better understanding of how visitors influence their behaviours. The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) is not as studied as other Felidae and there is a lack of knowledge on how to manage stereotypies, such as pacing. READ MORE

  3. 12. Does hierarchy rank predict social network structure in captive chimpanzees? : A social network analysis

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)

    Author : Jasmine Heurlin; [2022]
    Keywords : Captive chimpanzees; social network analysis; social interactions; social dynamics;

    Abstract : One important part of the management of zoo populations is the exchange of animals. The removal of an individual can have unknown effects on the social dynamics of the group. Social network studies are a well-established method to describe the social interactions within a group. READ MORE

  4. 13. Jämförelse av två verktygsbaserade berikningar för gulbröstad kapucin (Sapajus xanthosternos)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Marie Ebbestad; [2021]
    Keywords : Sapajus xanthosternos; kapucin; berikning; bevarande; verktygsanvändning; djurpark;

    Abstract : Golden-bellied capuchins (Sapajus xanthosternos) are small primates from Brazil known for their tool use abilities. They are an explorative species and are capable of several types of tool use. READ MORE

  5. 14. Kan miljöberikning öka baktriska kamelers (camelus bactrianus) användning av sitt utomhushägn : en observationsstudie på Furuviksparken

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Sara Morén; [2021]
    Keywords : baktrisk kamel; miljöberikning; Camelus bactrianus; djurpark; Furuviksparken; hägnutnyttjande; utomhushägn;

    Abstract : The Bactrian camel is a desert animal especially adapted to the harsh environment it lives in. It is part of the Camelidae family and exists as a wild species (Camelus ferus) and as a domesticated species (Camelus bactrianus). READ MORE

  6. 15. Taphonomic Markers and 3D-Modelling - A Non-Intrusive Method for Micromorphological Distinction of Metal and Stone Butchering Tools

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi

    Author : Gianni Bello Cifuentes; [2021]
    Keywords : Osteology; Experimental Archaeology; 3D-modelling; Photogrammetry; Microphotogrammetry; Taphonomy; Bone Surface Modification; Cut Marks; Butchery Patterns; Digital Visualisation; Digital Zooarchaeology; Digital Osteology; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Digital tools in (zoo)archaeology have great potential for education, mediation, and research. Microphotogrammetric 3D-modeling offers new non-intrusive analytical approaches to old problems and questions. READ MORE