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Wild Horses!
Somali wild ass mare with her two-week-old foalIf you thought I was going to talk about the song from the Rolling Stones, you might be disappointed. I’m actually writing about a species that most...
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Somali Wild Ass Enrichment
It has been a wonderful seven months since my first blog post about studying the Somali wild ass (see Wild Horses!) at the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. Since then I have collected behavioral and...
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Big Cat Preferences
Hmmm. Sweet or salty? Do you have a sweet tooth, or do you prefer treats like pretzels? Just as people have individual preferences, so do animals. Here at the Behavioral Biology Division of the San...
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Big Cat Preferences, Part 2
A lioness enjoys a pumpkin she "hunted" at Lion Camp. Thanks to our wonderful and dedicated animal care team that takes care of the lions in our collection, the preference trials for the three lions at...
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Cologne, Perfume Needed for Cats!
A tiger sniffs scent left by a cub. Environmental enrichment is utilized within zoological institutions to ensure animals are physically and psychologically healthy. The goal of an enrichment program...
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Eau de Felid: Large Cat Scent Trial
Izu "wears" some of the scented wood shavings well, doesn't he? As the year comes to a close, I wanted to update everyone on our scent studies. At the beginning of the year we were accepting donations...
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Big Cat Preferences, Part 3
Thanks to our dedicated animal care staff, we have now completed all the initial preference trials (see Big Cat Preferences and Big Cat Preferences, Part 2) with lions, tigers, and cheetahs. Our...
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African Elephants in Botswana
Elephants eat and drink along the Chobe River in the Chobe National Park, Botswana. I just returned home after spending two weeks in Botswana with Mike Chase, the Henderson Endowed Research Fellow...
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