Essays about: "Zoo"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 128 essays containing the word Zoo.

  1. 6. Play behaviour and maternal relationship between ewe and lambs in Urial sheep (Ovis vignei bochariensis)

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

    Author : Alicia Josefsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Urial sheep; play behaviour; social play; locomotor play; maternal behaviour; locomotor behaviour welfare; conservation; ex situ; zoo;

    Abstract : Ex situ conservation is done to alleviate the risk of threatened species going extinct and one major conservation aim is increasing the population size. One place working with ex situ conservation is the zoo Nordens Ark in Sweden, and one of their target species is Urials (Ovis vignei bochariensis). READ MORE

  3. 7. Födosöksbeteende och aktivitet hos brunbjörn (Ursus arctos) vid användning av två olika utfodringsmetoder

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

    Author : Ellen Vinnerheim; [2022]
    Keywords : Brunbjörn; ; ; ; ; ; ; Ursus; födosök; aktivitet; utfodring; djurpark; utspritt foder;

    Abstract : The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is an omnivore that spends a lot of its time foraging in the wild. In zoos, the brown bear's foraging behaviour and activity level is depending on the management. To stimulate the brown bears to express their natural behaviours the zookeepers can feed the bears in a way that makes the bears forage for a long time. READ MORE

  4. 8. Besökarpåverkan och hägnutnyttjande hos röd panda (Ailurus fulgens) på Nordens Ark

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

    Author : Tove Brohede; [2022]
    Keywords : Röd panda; Ailurus fulgens; besökarpåverkan; hägnutnyttjande; välfärd; djurpark;

    Abstract : Visitors at zoos have an effect on zoo animals' behaviour and enclosure utilisation. This is something that most studies agree on, but whether that effect is positive or negative is disputed and seems to depend on many different elements ranging from species to habitat to routines at the zoo. READ MORE

  5. 9. Fibre content in moose (Alces alces) faeces : a comparison between free-ranging and captive moose in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Ada Trapp; [2022]
    Keywords : diarrhoea; zoo; browser; ruminant; Alces alces;

    Abstract : Animals have evolved adaptations to survive and reproduce in certain environments. Based on these adaptations, different feeding types can be identified among ruminants from the continuum of browsers to grazers. Browsers are assumed to digest forage rich in soluble cell contents, while grazers are more equipped to digest cellulose. READ MORE

  6. 10. Conservation education at the zoo

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Pettersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Zoo; conservation education; communication; the theory of planned behaviour;

    Abstract : Historically, the first existence of zoological gardens (zoos) goes back as long as 4 500 years ago. At that time, keeping animals in captivity was a way to show high societal status with money and power. Much has happened since then, and the modern zoos of today have a main focus on conservation, education, research and animal welfare. READ MORE