Essays about: "captive animals"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the words captive animals.

  1. 21. Hogging Wealth : Dental analyses and an interdisciplinary study of the importance of pigs in prehistoric economies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Eric Hägglund; [2017]
    Keywords : Teeth analyses; Sus; wild boar; pig; osteology; Linear Enamel Hypoplasia; molars; ethno archaeology; Pitted Ware culture; Ajvide; Durrington Walls;

    Abstract : Studies in zoo-archaeological Neolithic contexts is the study of early animal domestication in relation to humans transitioning into a more sedentary species. Research and documentation are vital for reconstructing the mechanisms behind the threshold event. READ MORE

  3. 22. Den asiatiska elefanten (Elephas maximus) i turismen : vilka blir konsekvenserna av utnyttjandet av asiatiska elefanter inom turismen?

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

    Author : Lotta Svensson; [2017]
    Keywords : asiatisk elefant; turism; fångenskap; beteende; välfärd;

    Abstract : The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) has played an important role in the cultural, economic and social life of Asia for millennia, and today elephant trekking and similar activities are a central image of the tourism marketing campaign. Though in most countries it has been illegal for years, elephants are harvested from the wild to be used for this type of work. READ MORE

  4. 23. Presence of behavioural problems in previously active dogs subjected to convalescence

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Sara Olby; [2017]
    Keywords : dog; convalescence; stereotypic behaviour; behaviour problem; veterinary nursing;

    Abstract : Behavioural problems have previously been studied in several different species. Stereotypic behaviours, defined as abnormal repetitive behaviours have mostly been studied in captive wild animals while displaced behaviours, defined as misdirected normal behaviours, mostly have been studied in companion animals. READ MORE

  5. 24. Reaktioner på triggers och hägnutnyttjande hos dholen (Cuon alpinus)

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

    Author : Sanna Krafft; [2017]
    Keywords : Dhole; Cuon alpinus; vokalisering; beteenden; trigger; hägnutnyttjande;

    Abstract : The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a highly social species that lives in groups and communicates through a broad repertoire of sounds both in captivity and in the wild. The dhole is classified as endangered since 2004 by the IUCN red list. READ MORE

  6. 25. Evaluation of enclosure design, with focus on wild predators in Swedish zoos

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

    Author : Isabella Grötting; [2017]
    Keywords : enclosure design; predators; zoo; stereotypic behaviour; environmental enrichments;

    Abstract : In today’s modern zoos, there are five primary goals that are focused on: research, animal welfare, conservation, entertainment and education of the public. Entertainment is stated to be one of the main factors to why visitors come to zoos. READ MORE