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SUMMARY:The Birds & Bees\, and Hermaphrodites & Transvestites?!? The Fascinating World of Animal Breeding
DESCRIPTION:Dating\, Mating & Replicating – Learn about the extraordinary variety of mating behavior and reproduction possibilities in the animal kingdom.\nIf you think the human mating scene that ranges from arranged marriages to Tinder & Ok Cupid apps is complicated\, wait till you learn about dating\, mating\, & replicating in animals!  The Population Management Center (PMC) based at Lincoln Park Zoo makes countless recommendations for breeding and transfers of animals in zoos & aquariums all over North America. But just because they recommend a pair to breed\, doesn’t mean that they will. \nISC is hosting population biologist John Andrews who will discuss the amazing diversity of biology and behavior among animals making that special connection. He’ll explain the core science behind population management in zoos & aquariums and what “family planning” means when talking about elephants\, beetles\, whales\, and more. This talk will highlight several examples of behavioral and reproductive biology that do not match what we understand as the typical binary male/female system\, including examples of homosexual behaviors\, transvestism\, hermaphroditism\, parthenogenesis\, and transsexualism among others in zoo and aquarium animals. \nThere will be plenty of time for your questions.  Join us for what will certainly be a fascinating program!  \nDoors open at 6:30pm; program begins at 7pm. \nTickets are only $5 in advance; available here. \n \nJohn Andrews is a population biologist at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo’s Population Management Center (PMC) where his work benefits population management programs for accredited zoos around the country. \nJohn has a B.S. from the University of Florida and a master’s in natural resources and environmental sciences from the University of Illinois. His thesis focused on avian ecology questions concerning how habitat selection behaviors in declining grassland birds are influenced by information use in restored grassland habitats in central Illinois. He later went on to work on various avian research projects in Panama\, Australia and most recently back in Illinois with the Illinois Natural History Survey studying haemoparasites in avian populations.
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SUMMARY:Is your Hippo really happy? Or is your macaque moody? Come learn about Zoo Animal Welfare from Katherine Cronin\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Is your Hippo really happy? Your macaque moody\, or your penguin passive?\nCome learn the Science of Animal Welfare at Lincoln Park Zoo!\nAnimals can’t tell us how they’re feeling — and chickens\, toads\, and antelopes don’t exactly have readable facial expressions. So how does one know if the animals in a zoo are happy or content\, bored or stressed? The professional scientists at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo are very concerned about the welfare of the animals in their care so they’ve developed an array of tools to help them measure and improve on animal welfare and zoo environments. \nCome learn from one of LP Zoo’s animal experts\, Dr. Katherine Cronin\, to understand how scientists use hormones\, behavior\, hidden cameras\, and remote sensors to measure the welfare of toads\, chickens\, monkeys\, penguins and more. This talk will take you behind the scenes at one of the country’s top zoos where you’ll learn how researchers’ findings benefit animals here and around the world. Bring your animal curiosity for what will be fascinating program! \nDoors open at 6:30pm; program begins at 7pm. \nPackBack\, Inc. \n55 E. Jackson Blvd.\, 6th Floor\, Chicago\, IL 60604 \nTickets only $5!  Reserve your spot here. \n© Todd Rosenberg Photography 2015 \nKatherine A. Cronin\, Ph.D. – Senior Animal Welfare Scientist \nKatie leads Lincoln Park Zoo’s Animal Welfare Science Program\, a program in which scientists and animal care staff work together to evaluate and enhance the well-being of animals in zoos and promote positive animal welfare. Katie strives to understand the experience of animals living in non-wild settings and studies what caretakers can do to improve the quality of life of animals in human care. Her research into animal welfare integrates the study of hormonal\, behavioral and emotional changes that occur in animals\, and is increasingly geared toward practical\, actionable insights. Her team oversees the development of the ZooMonitor app\, a web-based tool to measure behavior and infer the welfare of animals\, and the volunteer-based program that uses this app at Lincoln Park Zoo daily to monitor the behavior of Lincoln Park Zoo animals. \nPrior to her arrival at Lincoln Park Zoo\, Katie was a Staff Scientist at the Max Planck Institute in the Netherlands for five years. She spent much of her time in Africa at a chimpanzee sanctuary\, the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust in Zambia. Working together with local Zambian researchers\, she and colleagues developed a long-term behavioral monitoring system that documents the behavior of all the groups daily to better understand their behavior and promote their welfare. She joined the scientific staff at Lincoln Park Zoo in 2014 eager to work alongside practical scientists dedicated to improving welfare of animals in human care\, and began her research with Japanese macaques in Regenstein Macaque Forest as part of the Fisher Center. \nKatie advises research interns\, undergraduate and graduate students in projects in applied animal behavior and welfare. She is currently appointed as a faculty member of the Committee on Evolutionary Biology at the University of Chicago.
URL:https://www.illinoisscience.org/event/is-your-hippo-really-happy-your-macaque-moody-zoo-animal-welfare-with-katherine-cronin-phd/
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