Karin E. Jaffe

Before we dive into such a broad, but important topic, we must define one word that you will come across multiple times in this lab note; animal welfare. According to the Association of Zoos and Aq...

Animals cannot speak our language which means they cannot verbally tell us how they feel; but they can show us. If you own a pet, then you have learned to understand your pet’s behavior through bod...

For college students interested in studying animal behavior, zoos can be very attractive facilities. Although zoos cannot provide the same type of experience as a field school (where students study...

It has been almost 11 months since we launched our experiment.com campaign, and we're still busy! We wanted to let our backers know that their support of the Lemur Smart Feeder Project continues to...

Hello Smart Feeder Backers!As 2015 comes to a close we wanted to share one more update on the Lemur Smart Feeder Project this year. Penny, Nicole and Kaysie will be finished collecting data on the ...

On October 20, 2015, Dr. Andrea Jones' Introduction to Physical Anthropology class visited the Oakland Zoo and stopped by the lemur exhibit to learn about lemurs and the smart feeders. Here, the c...

On Sunday, September 21, 2015, our team met at Oakland Zoo to install the smart feeders in the lemur exhibit! Here are photos documenting this exciting step in the project. If you would like to see...

Thanks to the generous donations of our backers, our project was funded last week, and we are happy to report that all materials have been purchased and that the smart feeders are being built! Here...