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Captivity effects on wide-ranging carnivores
PaperClubb and Mason analysed comparative data across 35 carnivore species to ask why some thrive in zoos while others pace and breed poorly. They found that wide-ranging species with large natural home ra…
Clubb R, Mason G · Nature · 2003
Personality structure in the domestic cat, African lion, snow leopard, and clouded leopard
PaperGartner, Powell and Weiss applied systematic personality assessment to four felid species, having keepers rate individuals on behavioural traits and then analysing the underlying structure. They ident…
Gartner MC, Powell DM, Weiss A · Journal of Comparative Psychology · 2014
Research overview: bone gnawing, whole prey and dental health in captive felids
OverviewCaptive cats fed soft, processed diets commonly develop dental disease such as gingivitis, calculus and tooth fractures, whereas chewing on bone, hide and connective tissue provides natural abrasion a…
Research overview: captive lion breeding, canned hunting and welfare
OverviewIntensive captive lion breeding, associated in some regions with cub petting, walking-with-lions tourism, canned or captive hunting and the bone trade, has drawn extensive welfare and ethical scrutiny…
Research overview: cooperative care and voluntary blood draws in captive big cats
OverviewCooperative care trains animals through positive reinforcement to participate voluntarily in medical procedures, replacing the stress and risk of immobilisation. This overview surveys how big cats are…
Research overview: social housing and group management of captive big cats
OverviewFelid sociality varies from the solitary tiger and most small cats to the group-living lion, and captive social management must respect these differences. This overview surveys research on housing cat…
Research overview: welfare and safety of privately owned big cats
OverviewPrivate ownership of tigers, lions and other big cats, historically widespread in some countries, raises acute welfare and public-safety concerns. This overview surveys the issues: inadequate enclosur…
Research overview: welfare critique of the big-cat cub-petting industry
OverviewCub-petting attractions, where the public pays to handle tiger, lion and other big-cat cubs, depend on a continuous supply of young animals within a narrow handleable age window. This overview surveys…
Research overview: welfare of lions and big cats in safari parks and drive-through enclosures
OverviewSafari parks house big cats, especially lions, in large drive-through enclosures that visitors traverse by vehicle, a model with distinctive welfare features. This overview surveys the welfare conside…
Research overview: white lions, king cheetahs and the welfare ethics of selecting colour morphs
OverviewBeyond white tigers, other captive felid colour variants, white lions and the patterned king cheetah, raise similar questions about breeding for appearance. This overview surveys the genetics of these…
To hunt or not to hunt? A feeding enrichment experiment with captive large felids
PaperBashaw, Bloomsmith, Maple and Bercovitch tested whether feeding-based enrichment changes behaviour in tigers and lions, comparing a hung carcass-like 'fishing' device and bones against standard feedin…
Bashaw MJ, Bloomsmith MA, Maple TL, Bercovitch FB · Zoo Biology · 2003