The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare

The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare

Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zoo. Research has shown that an animal’s welfare is highly dependent on how various individual animal factors (e.g., species traits, genetics, temperament and previous experience) interact wit...

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Main Authors: Sally L. Sherwen, Paul H. Hemsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
zoo animal welfare
animal behaviour
visitor effects
human-animal relationships
stress physiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/6/366

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