Comparing Natural versus Captive Social Behaviors of Harbor Seals
I spent the Spring 2021 semester doing comparative research observing wild and captive harbor seal social behaviors. A team of divers in Washington state went on underwater excursions from February to May searching for harbor seals and recording their behaviors. Meanwhile I was awarded a small grant...
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2021
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| Summary: | I spent the Spring 2021 semester doing comparative research observing wild and captive harbor seal social behaviors. A team of divers in Washington state went on underwater excursions from February to May searching for harbor seals and recording their behaviors. Meanwhile I was awarded a small grant by Ohio Wesleyan University to complete weekly observations of captive seals at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. I collected and organized all of the recorded observations and compared them to determine if the captive seals are reflecting natural social behaviors and are thus being properly enriched. |
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