Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (<em>Pelecanus onocrotalus</em>) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (<em>Pelecanus onocrotalus</em>) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

The pinioning of birds was previously one of the most-accepted forms of mutilation in zoos. Despite a lack of knowledge on the effects of deflighting procedures with regard to the well-being of deflighted birds, pelicans are often reversibly deflighted by feather-clipping to keep them in open enclos...

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Main Authors: Gudrun Haase, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Lukas Reese, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Christa Thöne-Reineke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
feather corticosterone
great white pelican
zoo animal welfare
pinioning
clipping feathers
behavior
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/9/2522

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