The zoo scientific community was among the first to focus attention on captivity‐induced
stereotypic behaviors, their causes, and methods of eradication. Environmental enrichment …

This book synthesizes existing knowledge of the process of domestication and how captive
breeding and management of wild and domestic animals have affected their behaviour and …

Environmental enrichment is a simple and effective means of improving animal welfare in
any species–companion, farm, laboratory and zoo. For many years, it has been a popular …

Animals housed in artificial habitats are confronted by a wide range of potentially
provocative environmental challenges. In this article, we review many of the potential …

In recent years, zoos and aquaria have intensified efforts to develop approaches and tools
for assessing the welfare of populations and individual animals in their care. Advances …

Variations in the predictability of a stressor have pronounced effects on the behavioural and
physiological effects of stress in rats. It is reasonable to expect that variations in the …

Laboratory animal facilities have been designed to provide a standard environment where
animals can be kept in good physical health at the same time as economic and ergonomic …

Cognitive mechanisms are an important part of the organization of the behavior systems of
animals. In the wild, animals regularly face problems that they must overcome in order to …

Abstract “Cognitive enrichment” is a subset of enrichment that has gained interest from
researchers over the past decade, particularly those working in zoos. This review explores …

Environmental enrichment is often implemented without considering the requirements of the
animals within their environment and without specifying desired functional behaviours. An …