Zoos are increasingly implementing formalized animal welfare assessment programs to
allow monitoring of welfare over time, as well as to aid in resource prioritization. These …

Simple Summary Behavioral diversity is sometimes used by animal scientists to better
understand and compare how animals behave. The methods used in behavioral diversity …

Episodic memory involves the conscious recollection of personally experienced events,
which has often been argued to be a uniquely human ability. 1–5 However, evidence for …

Simple Summary Cognitive foraging enrichment is not commonly provided to dolphins in
zoos, and research with other species suggests the potential for significant welfare benefits …

Simple Summary Behavioral observations are widely considered easy-to-apply and
straightforward animal welfare measures for animals under human care. In the present …

Abstract Knowledge of the spectrum and frequency of species-appropriate behaviors is
valuable when evaluating the welfare of animals living under professional care. Dolphins …

Simple Summary Creative or novel behaviors in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
can be indicators of flexible thinking and problem solving. Twelve bottlenose dolphins (five …

Environmental enrichment is an essential component of the management policies used by
zoos and aquaria to promote animals' welfare. However, when enrichments are provided …

The red panda is listed as “endangered” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to
the rapid population decline. Improving our knowledge on the red panda biology and …

Simple Summary The welfare committee of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(EAAM) set up a group of experts on welfare science, cetacean biology, and zoo animal …