Essays about: "captive animals"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 64 essays containing the words captive animals.

  1. 16. Tasmansk djävul: en art i kris : orsaker och eventuella lösningar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mattias Johansson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tasmansk djävul; Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease; DFTD; vaccin;

    Abstract : Tasmansk djävul, Sarcophilus harrisii, är ett pungdjur som lever på ön Tasmanien utanför Australien. Det är det största rovlevande pungdjuret i världen sedan pungvargen, Thylacinus cynocephalus, dog ut i början av 1900-talet och är en ikon för Tasmanien. READ MORE

  3. 17. Zoo animal training – implications for the human-animal relationship, control and motivation : case study training red panda (Ailurus fulgens) for husbandry procedures

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

    Author : Sarah Aspenström; [2018]
    Keywords : Animal Training; Positive Reinforcement; Zoo Animal; Zoo Animal Training; Clicker Training; Human Animal Relationship; Intrinsic Motivation; Husbandry Training; Transportation Training; Red Panda; Nordens Ark; Ailurus fulgens; Positive Emotions; Motivation; Control; Weighing Animals;

    Abstract : Zoo animals are trained for a lot of different reasons including facilitating husbandry procedures, physical exercise and mental stimulation. Training has also been shown to reduce stereotypies in captive wild animals. READ MORE

  4. 18. Utfodringstider och foderberikningar : påverkan på Linderödssvins (Sus scrofa domestica) beteende och välfärd i djurparksförhållande

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

    Author : Louise Svensson; [2018]
    Keywords : gris; Sus scrofa domestica; djurvälfärd; förväntningsbeteende; utfodring;

    Abstract : Pigs are omnivores and in the wild they spend most of their time foraging. When pigs are held for production or in zoos they often get fed in a feeding trough. That means that they cannot express any foraging behaviour which may lead to the development of stereotypies and a bad welfare. READ MORE

  5. 19. A cooperation experiment in captive white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biologi

    Author : Nora Tabea Kopsch; [2018]
    Keywords : Cognition; Cooperation; Gibbons; Hylobates; Primates; Problem-solving; Social behaviour;

    Abstract : Cooperative behaviours among individuals play a crucial role in social interactions. There is a special interest in investigating the occurrence of cooperation among apes, because this knowledge could as well shed light on evolutionary processes and help understand the origin and development of cooperation in humans and primates in general. READ MORE

  6. 20. Interspecies animal "friendships"

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

    Author : Nadil Silva; [2017]
    Keywords : species; stress; animal bonds; play; behaviour;

    Abstract : Even though conspecific close relationships are well documented, scientific studies done on interspecies close relationships are scarce. There is no agreement of using the word friendships without inverted commas when describing close relationships of animals. READ MORE