Sentences with phrase «with animals in captivity»

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Since very little is known about the requirements of keeping A. smallwoodi in captivity and getting them to breed, our «living collections» staff have been working with our animals to develop this knowledge.

But when placed in a closed environment, Komodo dragons interact with their surroundings much in the same way humans do — at least on the microbial level — and researchers are using this knowledge to help them understand the health of animals in captivity.

Along with the dozen or so animals to be released next week along the Aragón, Põdra and his colleagues plan to free another seven or eight animals, also bred in captivity, along the river Leizarán, some 140 kilometers to the northwest, to give a small existing population there a boost.

But with just ten animals in captivity worldwide — three at Cincinnati Zoo, four at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary and three in the Tabin reserve — more animals will need to be caught in Sumatra to establish a viable captive population, says Roth.

Animals that live with people or who are habituated to them through captivity may copy elements of human speech in order to strengthen social bonds, Angela Stoeger - Horwath, a bioacoustician at the University of Vienna and co-author of the elephant study, previously told Live Science.

I wish there had been even more going on here with Carrey — maybe an outing to the zoo where he gets to imitate every animal in captivity.

ACRES's efforts are backed by a detailed report that outlines the errors and pitfalls of keeping wide - ranging wild animals in captivity, including the dangers associated with transmitting diseases to humans.

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Sorry but thanks to this many more sugar gliders (and the other animals legalized as «pets») will end up living out lives of loneliness in cages or in homes that ultimately decide they can't care for them or deal with the behavioral / health issues they develop due to the stress of living in captivity.

Indeed, most of the work that animal trainers do with non-human non-pet animals in captivity throughout the world (zoos, research centers, marine parks, aquariums, etc) revolves around helping them learn to comply with husbandry, grooming and veterinary needs.

Providing tortoises with high - quality calcium and vitamin supplements is also crucial to make up for the animals» limited diet in captivity.

It was developed nearly three decades ago by Linda Tellington - Jones (PhD), who is recognized around the world for her work with horses, as well as companion and exotic animals, both in captivity and in the wild.

Featuring only animals that have been donated, rescued or bred in captivity, the Belize Zoo is filled with native wildlife like tapirs and black howler monkeys.

Merging traditional photographic techniques with digital methods, Johan's images are crafted over time and may include a synthesis of landscapes from various geographical locations and animals photographed in captivity or in the wild.

Still, with its numbers decreasing in its home country of Madagascar — blame deforestation and hunters for that — the aye - aye's chances for reproduction are becoming increasingly scarce, and even those in captivity aren't going at it too frequently; only two of the animals have ever been born in North America, the second at the Denver Zoo last spring.

For species in the wild, dwindling populations mean less chance of a love connection, while animals in captivity deal with infertility, performance anxiety, and other mating problems.

The Legal Roller Coaster provides commentary to the industry on issues such as the Americans With Disabilities Act, expansion of standards of care for amusement rides, and animal rights and captivity in the theme park context.»

If you are injured while interacting with another person's cat, horse, other livestock animal or a wild animal being kept in captivity, it may still be possible to file a personal injury lawsuit.

Zoologists mainly work with all kinds of different animals that are in captivity.