Elephant Management in North American Zoos: Environmental Enrichment, Feeding, Exercise, and Training

The management of African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants in zoos involves a range of practices including feeding, exercise, training, and environmental enrichment. These practices are necessary to meet the elephants’ nutritional, healthcare, and husbandry needs. However,...

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Autores principales: Greco, Brian J., Meehan, Cheryl L., Miller, Lance J., Shepherdson, David J., Morfeld, Kari A., Andrews, Jeff, Baker, Anne M., Carlstead, Kathy, Mench, Joy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152490

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27414654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152490

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