The present review assesses the potential neural impact of impoverished, captive
environments on large-brained mammals, with a focus on elephants and cetaceans. These …

Complementary studies of wild and zoo-housed animals offer insight into behavioral
variation across a range of conditions including the context under which various behaviors …

Welfare is a fundamental aspect of animal management and conservation. In light of
growing public awareness and welfare concerns about captive elephants, there is an urgent …

African and Asian elephants are popular within zoos, however there is currently limited
information on how viewing them impacts zoo visitors. The goal of the current study was to …

With populations of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) declining across the
continent, assessing the status of individual elephant populations is important for …

Environmental enrichment (EE) is commonly provided to animals managed under human
care, being beneficial to behavioral diversity and improving animal welfare. Use of EE …

To improve the welfare of nonhuman animals under professional care, zoological institutions
are continuously utilizing new methods to identify factors that lead to optimal welfare …

The use of odors is a popular form of sensory enrichment, yet few studies have investigated
the longer lasting effects of biologically relevant chemical signals like pheromones. Asian …

Interpreting animal behavior in the context of welfare can be inherently challenging given
the limited behavior data available for many species housed in zoos. Describing common …

This book draws together, for the first time, the published research on the behaviour, ecology
and welfare of elephants living in zoos, circuses, logging camps and other captive …