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How chocolate can save the golden-headed lion tamarins
Chocolate can help save golden-headed lion tamarins. We know this after 20 years of research into the callitrichid monkey species in Bahia, Brazil. when the cocoa from which the chocolate is made, comes from a cabruca.
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When fish fly!
Worldwide coral reefs are under pressure and so are the animals that live in them. Two Antwerp rays have been shipped to Hong Kong, so their bloodline can keep the threatened population genetically healthy. Shipping them was not an easy job.
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'The bigger, the better' according to bonobos
ZOO Planckendael's bonobo group is one of the largest in Europe. In the wild, intelligent primates also live together in large groups according to their social system's fission-fusion principle. During the day, they split into smaller subgroups and in the evening, the small groups often merge back into a larger group to build a nest close to each other.
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ZOO Science (English)
The ZOO Science-team attended EAZA's first ever #animalwelfareforum in Apeldoorn (The Netherlands) to discuss and highlight an evidence-based approach to animal welfare and bridging the gap between welfare research and application. #EAZA #ZOOScience https://t.co/oZDW66ycub
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ZOO Science (English)
Can chocolate save golden-headed lion tamarins? It certainly can! We know this after 20 years of research into the callitrichid monkey species in Bahia, Brazil. Do you want to know everything about this subject and read all about project BioBrasil? Visit https://t.co/qtNDGfyXpf! https://t.co/tf49fPZaAk
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ZOO Science (English)
A new publication by the ZOO Science-team has led to an important nuance in bonobo prosociality research! https://t.co/wAAOG7NHVB
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ZOO Science (English)
Our own Animal Welfare Research Coordinator, Dr. Marina Salas, will be delivering a workshop at the EAZA Animal Welfare Forum on March 21 at @Apenheul. Check out the programme and details on https://t.co/w0gKrjEYrW #ZOOscience #EAZA #AnimalWelfare https://t.co/eCQlmVBQOC
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The EAZA Animal Welfare Forum taking place on March 21-24 at @Apenheul will feature several workshops delivered by animal welfare experts... Check out the programme, registration details & other information here: https://t.co/hX6kA3nUuE https://t.co/WaaKqn3uhY
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ZOO Science (English)
This year the Jacques Kets Award 2021 goes to... Lisa Van Linden! 🏆 Thanks to her research about comparing cognition across species of lizards she can be crowned the overall winner of this edition. https://t.co/EJQ5OhBpxC
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ZOO Science (English)
The capacity of our Biobank has doubled! 💪 In our new freezer there is room for no less than 84,480 extra samples. Read more about our Biobank and the special initiative within the European zoo world at https://t.co/GvJcb6oWfK https://t.co/ddLMC4iEVu
