Activity and Pool Use in Relation to Temperature and Water Changes in Zoo Hippopotamuses (<i>Hippopotamus amphibious</i>)
In the wild, hippopotamuses spend much of their daily activity in the water. In zoos, it is less clear the extent to which hippos spend time in the water. We examined how much time Woodland Park Zoo’s three hippos spent in their outdoor pool, based on: (a) temperature of the pool water, and (b) when...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Animals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/1022 |