Zoos Victoria is committed to delivering the highest quality care to our animals to maintain their physical and psychological wellbeing. Research is critical for improving our animal care. For example, it can help us understand and evaluate the benefits of behavioural enrichment devices or the effects of visitors on animal behaviour.
Researchers from the University of Melbourne investigate how Meerkats respond to noisy zoo visitors.
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Researchers from RMIT University studied just how similar the captive Dingoes at Healesville Sanctuary are to their wild relatives.
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How did Melbourne Zoo's Brown Bears respond to a new waterfall, swimming pool, foraging pit and seesaw?
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Melbourne Zoo monitors the behaviour of its Orang-utans and Siamangs closely to improve our understanding of how effectively the Orang-utan Sanctuary keeps these intelligent apes occupied.
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Using CCTV, researchers from the University of Melbourne discovered that Melbourne Zoo's Asian Elephants are walking up to 15 km a day.
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Do Orang-utans seek out or avoid interactions with zoo visitors? Melbourne University researchers use a new method of enclosure manipulation to assess the Orang-utans' preferences.
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Keepers monitor the behaviour of captive Platypus to assess their responses to enrichment activities and 'behind-the-scenes' encounters.
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