Orangutans’ Comprehension of Zoo Keepers’ Communicative Signals

Orangutans’ Comprehension of Zoo Keepers’ Communicative Signals

Zoological institutions often encourage cooperative interactions between keepers and animals so as to promote animals’ welfare. One useful technique has been conditioning training, whereby animals learn to respond to keepers’ requests, which facilitates a number of, otherwise sen...

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Main Authors: Guillaume Dezecache, Aude Bourgeois, Christophe Bazin, Philippe Schlenker, Emmanuel Chemla, Audrey Maille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
animal welfare
medical training
gestures
speech
inter-species communication
orangutans
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/6/300

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