Special Addition to Week Five Homework Assignment

ANTHROZOOLOGY WINTER 2016

Special Addition to Week five homework assignment

You will be working in small groups and will be assigned a section of Point Defiance Zoo that has specific animals on exhibit.

Group A: Polar bears, Arctic fox, reindeer, musk ox, red wolf BADE-CHERWA

Group B: Northern pygmy owl, Parma wallaby, prehensile tailed skink, piranha and cichlid, lemurs CHRIST-CRAIG

Group C: corn snake, python, boa, frogs, meerkat, tortoise, mole ratDUNSMOR-GRAF

Group D: common mure, harbor seal, walrus, otter, puffin, penguins HALE-MANTEUFEL

Group E: Asian elephant, Asian small clawed otter, porcupine MAYTORENA-POLIKOFF

Group F: clouded leopard, lowland anoa, Malayan and Sumatran tigers, Siamang, Gibbon RAMEY-SHOHADAI

Group G: Aquarium-sharks, fish, octopus and Close Encounters animals (aardvark, lynx, etc.) SKOGHEIM-WHITE

Step One: Provide a brief list of what your animals “need” for optimum physiologic health. This means basics for food (types and how much), water, shelter (types and consideration of preferred temperature), and ideal amount of space

Step Two: Provide a brief description of a range of normal behaviors for your species. Be sure to consider age and sex differences as well.

Step Three: Anticipate what type of abnormal behaviors might you see if they have an inadequate environment. Do a literature search (google scholar will work) in order to find out if there has been any studies on potential stereotypic behaviors for your species, as well as examples of environmental enrichment.

Step Four: Be sure to document your research (in the form of notes) that will go in your notebook.

YOU WILL TURN IN STEPS 1-4 ON TUESDAY

Step Five: Your first objective when you visit the zoo is to immediately go to the exhibits that have the species you have studied. Make careful observations (take notes) on the specific animals in the enclosure (number, age, sex, etc.) and a description/drawing of the enclosure. Reflect on what you are observing and compare it to the research you have done. You will share these observations with your fellow classmates.