(2014). Professor of Animal Welfare. Add co-authors Co-authors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 156, pp.70-77. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors By Sally L. Sherwen, Michael J. L. Magrath, Kym L. Butler, Clive J. C. Phillips, Paul H. Hemsworth View Link (HTM) Graw ... A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. The scientific literature indicates that visitors may affect both the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals. “A Multi-Enclosure Study Investigating The Behavioural Response Of Meerkats To Zoo Visitors.” . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 156, (2014), 70--77 Google Scholar Cross Ref; Carter, M., Webber, S., and Sherwen, S. Naturalism and ACI: Augmenting Zoo Enclosures with Digital Technology. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. AppliedAnimalBehaviourScience,156 , 70-77. “A Multi-Enclosure Study Investigating The Behavioural Response Of Meerkats To Zoo Visitors.” . A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. Despite slight structural differences, the alarm calls given in response to the Upload PDF. (2014). A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 156: 70-77 Slade B, Parrott ML, Paproth A, et al. Meerkats did not adjust their behaviour in response to the change in visitor conditions. PDF Restore Delete Forever. Journal article. In Sherwen, Margrath, Butler, Phillips, and Hemsworth’s paper, they examined what kind of impact, if any, would the presence of visitors have on the behavior and well-being of meerkats. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. The present study examined the effect of zoo visitors on the behaviour of 17 different species of mammals at the Belo Horizonte Zoo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. & Wielebnowski, N. (2013). This "Cited by" count includes citations to the following articles in Scholar. Despite this, the fact that such behaviours persist in captive meerkats in response to perceived aerial threats, and the lack of anti-predator behaviour in response to visitors, suggests meerkats do not perceive visitors as threatening. Abstract The scientific literature indicates that visitors may affect both the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals. Sherwen, Sally L., et al. Furthermore, without prior experience of odours from predators, captive meerkats seemed to distinguish between faeces of potential predators (carnivores) and non-predators (herbivores). VISITOR EFFECT ON ZOO ANIMALS M. SALAS, X. MANTECA VISITOR EFFECT The presence of visitors nearby the enclosure or, in some occasions, inside the facility or in close contact with the animals is a situation that animals face daily during the zoo open Journal Temple, D., Manteca, X., Velarde, A. and Dalmau, A. 11-16 July 2004. A note on the effect of concerts on the behaviour of Domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris at Taronga ... A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors The ones marked * may be different from the article in the profile. The research hypothesis is that captive-born meerkats at the Potter Park Zoo have the same anti-predatory behaviors as meerkats born in the wild as examined through videos of Meerkat Manor and of the BBC videos of the Kalahari Meerkats. Captive born slender-tailed meerkats, Suricata suricatta, at three exhibits were studied under two treatments (1) unregulated visitor behaviour and (2) regulated visitor behaviour, where signage was positioned requesting visitors to be quiet and not to interact with the animals. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. Merged citations. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors Sally Sherwen , Michael J. L. Magrath , Kym L. Butler , Clive J C Phillips , Paul H Hemsworth Psychology Previous studies have shown that the number, noise level, and activity level of zoo visitors can negatively influence the behavior of captive animals. Applied Animal Behaviour Science , 156 , 70-77. Sherwen, Sally L., et al. This shows that meerkats are suitable “zoo animals” as they don’t really respond differently to people coming and going by their exhibit. This shows that meerkats are suitable “zoo animals” as they don’t really respond differently to people coming and going by their exhibit. Whitham, J. It might be a different situation however, for exhibits with different design features such as overhead walkways. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. We recorded ambient noise and monitored potential behavioral and hormonal indices of stress in two captive giant pandas for 4 years. In: Proceedings of the Buiatrics Conference. Email: c.phillips@uq.edu.au. 23rd Congress of the World Association for Buiatrics, Quebec City, Canada, (). Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Professor Clive Phillips. A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors A meta-regression study aiming to evaluate frequently analysed metabolites as indicators of under-nutrition in cattle.