Effects of Crowd Size, Composition, and Noise Level On Pool Use in a Mixed-Species Penguin Colony

Studies on how visitors affect penguins in human care report a mixture of negative, neutral, and positive impacts on behavior and physiology. Swimming is a highly motivated behavior that may promote positive welfare in penguins. We investigated how visitor crowd size, composition, and noise levels i...

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Main Authors: Ashley N. Edes, Eli Baskir, Karen L. Bauman, Nathasha Chandrasekharan, Michael Macek, Anne Tieber
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2021
Subjects:
zoo
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/86bf3b784dbf4956af7d2494e462daaa
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