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  2. List of maximum animal lifespans in captivity - Wikipedia

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    On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals. This may be due to the fact that with proper treatment, captivity can provide refuge against diseases, competition with others of the same species and predators. Most notably, animals with shorter lifespans and faster growth rates benefit more from zoos than animals ...

  3. Species reintroduction - Wikipedia

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    Species reintroduction is the deliberate release of a species into the wild, from captivity or other areas where the organism is capable of survival. [1] The goal of species reintroduction is to establish a healthy, genetically diverse , self-sustaining population to an area where it has been extirpated, or to augment an existing population . [ 2 ]

  4. Primate reintroduction - Wikipedia

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    Some common elements of survival training may include learning to identify edible foods, avoiding unsafe locations and substrates and self protection from potential predators. [16] Some rehabilitation training occurs in the captive enclosures, while other programs will arrange regular outings into the release area with the primates prior to ...

  5. Vulnerable species - Wikipedia

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    Vulnerable habitat or species are monitored and can become increasingly threatened. Some species listed as "vulnerable" may be common in captivity, an example being the military macaw. In 2012 there were 5,196 animals and 6,789 plants classified as vulnerable, compared with 2,815 and 3,222, respectively, in 1998. [1]

  6. Keeping large animals in captivity literally damages ... - AOL

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    Kiska, a young female orca, was captured in 1978 off the Iceland coast and taken to Marineland Canada, an aquarium and amusement park. Orcas are social animals that live in family pods with up to ...

  7. Conservation behavior - Wikipedia

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    By using patterns in animal behavior, biologists can be successful in these conservation efforts. This is done by understanding the proximate and ultimate causes of problems that arise. For example, understanding how proximate processes affect survival can help biologist train captive-reared animals to recognize predators post-release.

  8. Captivity (animal) - Wikipedia

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    Animal captivity is the confinement of domestic and wild animals. [1] More specifically, animals that are held by humans and prevented from escaping are said to be in captivity . [ 2 ] The term animal captivity is usually applied to wild animals that are held in confinement, but this term may also be used generally to describe the keeping of ...

  9. Maximum life span - Wikipedia

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    In animal studies, maximum span is often taken to be the mean life span of the most long-lived 10% of a given cohort. By another definition, however, maximum life span corresponds to the age at which the oldest known member of a species or experimental group has died. Calculation of the maximum life span in the latter sense depends upon the ...