Elephants under human care [electronic resource] : the behaviour, ecology,and welfare of elephants in captivity / Paul A. Reese.
This book draws together, for the first time, the published research on the behaviour, ecology and welfare of elephants living in zoos, circuses, logging camps and other captive environments in a single comprehensive volume. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach, considering the work of zoo biologi...
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| Other title: | Elephants under human care : the behavior, ecology, and welfare of elephants in captivity. |
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| Language: | English |
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Academic Press,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Elephants and their relationship with humans
- Ethological data collection and elephant activity budgets
- Elephant social structure, behaviour and complexity
- Elephant reproductive biology
- Elephant cognition, communication and tool use
- Elephant ecology and genetics
- Elephant welfare
- Housing and handling elephants
- Ethics, pressure groups and the law
- The conservation value of captive elephants
- The future of elephants in captivity.