Island Life: Use of Activity Budgets and Visibility to Evaluate a Multi-Species Within-Zoo Exhibit Move

Island Life: Use of Activity Budgets and Visibility to Evaluate a Multi-Species Within-Zoo Exhibit Move

Modern zoos strive to construct habitats which both enable and encourage animals to engage in species-specific behaviour, without compromising their visibility to visitors. Here, we present the findings of a within-zoo move to a custom-built exhibit (<i>Islands</i> at Chester Zoo, UK) wi...

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Main Authors: Katherine Finch, James O. Waterman, Veronica B. Cowl, Ashleigh Marshall, Lydia Underwood, Leah J. Williams, Nick Davis, Lisa Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
zoo
animal management
evidence based
enclosure design
animal welfare
natural behaviours
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/16/2123

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