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Behavioral Enrichment in Zoos

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Related Websites, References and Recommendations

Honolulu Zoo: http://www.honoluluzoo.org/

Sea World: http://www.seaworld.com/

Animal Training at Sea World: http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Training/home.html

The Shape of Enrichment: http://www.enrichment.org/

Cambridge Center for Behavior Studies: Zoos and Oceanaria section

Gary Wilkes' Click & Treat: http://www.clickandtreat.com/

Clicker Training: http://www.clickertraining.com/

Clicker Training USA: Dog clicker training website

Animal Training: Successful Animal Management Through Positive Reinforcement, by Ken Ramirez: Amazon.com listing

A Behavior Sampler, by Gary Wilkes: Amazon.com listing

Behavioral Enrichment on the Zoo, by Hal Markowitz: Amazon.com listing

Behavior of Captive Wild Animals, by Hal Markowitz: Amazon.com listing

Environmentalism in Landscape Architecture: Amazon.com listing

Line, S. W., Morgan, K. N., & Markowitz, H. (1991). Simple toys do not alter the behavior of aged Rhesus monkeys.
Zoo Biology, 10, 473-484. Online version

Markowitz, H., Schmidt, M. J., & Moody, A. (1978). Behavioral engineering and animal health in the zoo.
International Zoo Yearbook, 18, 190-194.

Markowitz, Hal, (1978, Spring), Engineering environments for behavioral opportunities in the zoo.
The Behavior Analyst, 1 (1), 34-47.