Essays about: "bottlenose"

Found 5 essays containing the word bottlenose.

  1. 1. Sonar based enrichment and detection of hidden fish by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Lovisa Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Dolphin; Tursiops truncatus; Echolocation; Enrichment; Sonar;

    Abstract : Dolphins at Kolmården dolphinarium were given a set of 20 floating fish hides, in order to simulate aforaging situation. The idea was to motivate the dolphins to use echolocation, in order to differentiatebetween hides which contained fish and hides that were empty. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluation of live fish as an echolocation enrichment for the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Veronika Karczmarz; [2016]
    Keywords : Echolocation; Bottlenose dolphins; Sonar; Enrichment; Live fish; Goldfish; Welfare; Zoo animals;

    Abstract : Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) kept in zoos and dolphinarias rarely get an outlet for their echolocation abilities as their pool environment is often quite barren. Not much research has been carried out on enrichments promoting echolocation for dolphins in human care. READ MORE

  4. 3. Serum Amyloid A as a possible marker of health and disease in non-domesticated mammals : a retrospective pilot study of SAA levels in dolphins, elephants and tapirs at Kolmården Wildlife Park

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : John-Filip Lundin; [2015]
    Keywords : acute phase proteins; SAA; bottlenose dolphin; Asian elephant; South American tapirs; Eurolyser SOLO;

    Abstract : The veterinary handling of wildlife, both in zoos and in the wild, commonly requires that the patients need to be captured and immobilized for examination or treatment. This emphasises the need for quick, on-site, laboratory equipment, in order to minimize the analysis time and thus the stress for the animal and also in order to increase the possibility of starting relevant treatment early on. READ MORE

  5. 4. Personality assessment and interactions in eight captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Sabina Birgersson; [2011]
    Keywords : behaviour; bottlenose dolphin; five-factor model; individual differences; personality; Tursiops truncatus;

    Abstract : In recent years there has been an increased interest in measuring animal personality. It is argued that personality in animals is expressed through the behaviours they display. In this study personality has been investigated in a group of eight captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). READ MORE

  6. 5. The welfare of bottlenose dolphins and killer whales in captivity

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

    Author : Lisa Lundin; [2010]
    Keywords : killer whales in captivity; bottlenose dolphins in captivity; welfare;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper was to investigate whether or not it is possible to keep bottlenose dolphins and killer whales in captivity while maintaining good animal welfare. Today, many zoos and aquariums claim that their primary function is to conserve species and educate people about conservation and threatened species. READ MORE