Highlights•Wildlife microbiomes are underexplored and may contain valuable information for
animal and human health.•Captive wildlife are susceptible to various diseases with explicit …

In this article, we investigate convergent evolution toward durophagy in carnivoran skull
shape using geometric morphometrics in a sample of living and extinct species. Principal …

Gut microbes can enhance the ability of hosts to consume secondary plant compounds and,
therefore, expand the dietary niche breadth of mammalian herbivores. The giant and red …

Bamboo-eating giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is an enigmatic species, which
possesses a carnivore-like short and simple gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Despite the …

Dramatic environmental changes associated with global cooling since the late Miocene, and
the onset of glacial-interglacial cycles in the Pleistocene served as a backdrop to the …

In natural environments, bear behavior follows seasonal patterns but the zoo environment
differs from the natural environment in several ways, including the presence of zoo visitors …

The aim of this study was to determine the metabolic response in giant pandas (Ailuropoda
melanoleuca) to the consumption of certain parts of bamboo above ground growth. Giant …

Sifakas (genus Propithecus) are critically endangered, large-bodied diurnal lemurs that eat
leaf-based diets and show corresponding anatomical and microbial adaptations to folivory …

Giant pandas exhibit seasonal changes in bamboo plant part preference. The influences on
the gastrointestinal tracts (GIT) microbial populations were evaluated during a 14‐month …

Introduction The circadian clock influences many aspects of animal welfare including
metabolism, breeding, and behavior. In most species, circadian clocks are internal clocks …