The Behavioural Biology of Zoo Animals

Abstract

"This is the first book on captive animal behaviour and how this applies to welfare. The book enables all aspects of zoo husbandry and management (nutrition, enclosure design, handling and training, enrichment, population management) to be based on a sound knowledge of the species, its evolutionary and natural history. Chapters from expert authors cover a vast range of taxa, from primates and elephants to marine mammals and freshwater fish, to reptiles, birds and invertebrates. It explains how evidence from the wild can be implemented into captive care to support the wider aims of the zoo (conservation, education, research and recreation)"--

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