animal behavior

Currently reading Heini Hediger's Studies of the psychology and behaviour of captive animals in zoos and circuses and Wild Animals in Captivity. Also reading David Hancocks' A Different Nature. I'm wondering what other books have been historically important for modernizing captive animal...

This thread is about wild and zoo animals which voluntarily enter, stay or return to their exhibits. To show by examples, that animals do not understand nor desire 'freedom', but are strong materialists, going whenever there is food and safety. A striking example is from Stuttgart zoo, because...

Now before I begin. The entire reason behind the concept of this thread’s existence, was simply based on a random idea that I recently had, just to see whether or not anyone else here on ZooChat other than myself, could easily make some sounds based on certain animal vocalizations (ex. a lion’s...

Chances are, you’re aware that the wildlife of the world isn’t doing too great. The climate is changing, the forests are falling, and the reefs are bleaching. Habitats are fragmented, separated and shrinking in size, and conservation efforts are wide-ranging but with little apparent success. One...

In the Wings of Asia aviary at Zoo Miami, I saw a magpie goose sitting on the railing. I seem to recall it did that last time too, but I couldn't resist standing there and watching it. I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't realize it wasn't a true goose (or even an anatid) until I looked it up...

Something to share & keep in mind next time we visit a zoo... Often we forget that we're not the quietest species. Then how does noise affect the welfare of animals in captivity? Well, If you build a record of the noise level at your local zoo (using apps such NoiseTube for example), you will...

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