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Area of Science:

  • Animal behavior and welfare science
  • Zoo and aquarium research
  • Conservation science

Background:

  • Welfare audits in zoos commonly assess behavior and enclosure use, but these components are often analyzed separately.
  • Existing enclosure use indices face analytical challenges and are not fully compatible with modern behavior monitoring apps.
  • There's a need to integrate behavior and space use data for comprehensive animal welfare evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a tool that makes enclosure use indices compatible with modern behavior recording apps like ZooMonitor.
  • To enable simultaneous analysis of animal behavior and space utilization.
  • To enhance the evaluation of animal welfare and inform zoo exhibit design.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of a new ShinyApp named Enclosure MonitoR Use (EMU).
  • EMU utilizes behavior and XY enclosure use data collected via the ZooMonitor app.
  • The app generates space use heat maps and calculates enclosure use indices for overall and specific behaviors.

Main Results:

  • EMU successfully integrates ZooMonitor data to visualize space use patterns, correlating behaviors with specific exhibit areas.
  • The app facilitates the calculation of various enclosure use indices, including those for individual behaviors.
  • EMU provides a novel approach to understanding animal welfare by identifying valuable exhibit areas for specific behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • The Enclosure MonitoR Use (EMU) app bridges the gap between behavior recording and enclosure use analysis in zoos.
  • EMU empowers researchers to identify key areas within exhibits that support specific behaviors, informing exhibit design and improving animal welfare.
  • This tool overcomes previous analytical obstacles, paving the way for more detailed studies on animal space use and welfare.