In the current debate about the zoo's educational role it s usually assumed that the emotional aspect of the zoo experience impairs the scienfic knowledge that people can gain from their visit. First we briefly describe four human-animal interactionnal patterns that can be observed in a zoo, and we recognise that indeed, in that context, the emotion experienced by the public impairs its knowledge of the animals. then we persent the Hediger's distinctin between an object and a subject animal and we hypothesise that the visitor's emotions impari animal knowledge only when the exhibited animals are object-animals. Those are incomplete animals : they are not complete beings in relation to their evolutionary environment. It is our view that when...
Understanding how visitor engagement with interpretation impacts on their attitudes to conservation ...
On the typical zoo website, the viewer's gaze is returned by an endearing animal. Melbourne Zoo's we...
There is a growing ethical concern in modern society about animals' quality of life. We hypothesize ...
This study explores the current knowledge and understanding about animal biology of zoo visitors and...
Support for the conservation of large carnivores and for biodiversity is more likely when people ha...
This research explores education within zoos on a global scale. Given that a central aspect of moder...
One of the primary stated goals of zoos is education of the public. Yet, zoos have been criticised f...
Mitigating the impact of human activities on the environment is the biggest challenge of our time, b...
Zoos and aquariums are some of the most-visited institutions, with around 700 million visits made to...
Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zo...
Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) have become commonplace in zoological institutions and facilities...
Emotions – happiness, surprise, anger, fear, wonder – play an important role in human experience. Th...
The epistemological status of the zoo can be seen as a process of knowledge-power which supports som...
In the search for and debate over objective indices of farm animal welfare, productivity Is regarded...
Founded on the premise that zoos are ‘bilingual’—that the zoo, in the shape of its staff and exhibit...
Understanding how visitor engagement with interpretation impacts on their attitudes to conservation ...
On the typical zoo website, the viewer's gaze is returned by an endearing animal. Melbourne Zoo's we...
There is a growing ethical concern in modern society about animals' quality of life. We hypothesize ...
This study explores the current knowledge and understanding about animal biology of zoo visitors and...
Support for the conservation of large carnivores and for biodiversity is more likely when people ha...
This research explores education within zoos on a global scale. Given that a central aspect of moder...
One of the primary stated goals of zoos is education of the public. Yet, zoos have been criticised f...
Mitigating the impact of human activities on the environment is the biggest challenge of our time, b...
Zoos and aquariums are some of the most-visited institutions, with around 700 million visits made to...
Achieving and maintaining high standards of animal welfare is critical to the success of a modern zo...
Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) have become commonplace in zoological institutions and facilities...
Emotions – happiness, surprise, anger, fear, wonder – play an important role in human experience. Th...
The epistemological status of the zoo can be seen as a process of knowledge-power which supports som...
In the search for and debate over objective indices of farm animal welfare, productivity Is regarded...
Founded on the premise that zoos are ‘bilingual’—that the zoo, in the shape of its staff and exhibit...
Understanding how visitor engagement with interpretation impacts on their attitudes to conservation ...
On the typical zoo website, the viewer's gaze is returned by an endearing animal. Melbourne Zoo's we...
There is a growing ethical concern in modern society about animals' quality of life. We hypothesize ...