Food Requirements and other Observations on Captive Tits

Ruakumara tusked weta: Field and captive observations

Primary Observations on Rutting Behavior of the Captive Red Goral

The rutting behavior of the red goral (Naemorhedus cranbrooki) was studied at the Breeding Center of Shanghai Zoo from September 16–November 21, 2004. Twenty-three qualitatively distinct behavior patterns was observed. Males showed a more extensive repertoire (18 patterns, 15 carried out only by males) than did females (10 patterns, 6 carried out only by females). Smelling and licking behavior ...

Food allergies and other food sensitivities.

Some people experience individual adverse reactions to foods that most other people can eat with no ill effects. These food sensitivities include true food allergy, involving the body's immune system, and various types of nonallergic food sensitivities.

Food Requirements and Weight Changes of Men on Antarctic Expeditions.

In the comparatively short history of Antarctic exploration the scourges of scurvy and semi-starvation have played as important a part in the success or failure of expeditions as have the hazards of exposure and accident. Studies have recently been made of the mechanisms that might be involved in man's physiological response to polar conditions (Lewis & Masterton, 1963). These have included rou...

Observations on Food Consumption and Preference in Four Alaskan Mammals

D URING the summer of 1950 a number of living specimens were collected during studies on temperature regulation in Alaskan mamma1s.l These animals were brought back to Wisconsin and maintained in captivity, a number being still alive more than two years after capture. Since an adequate diet is often essential for successful maintenance, some systematic observations on food preference in terms o...