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In our zoos, we’re constantly observing & monitoring the animals & their environments. We measure sound levels, temperature fluctuations & visitor numbers. Understanding how animals perceive their environments is fundamental to designing & maintaining good zoos. #ScienceWeek 
An example of a recent research project in at Taronga Zoo in #Sydney was to look at the so-called visitor effect on our animals. E.g. How do our animals perceive zoo visitors? #HumanAnimalInteractions
We observed the interactions between four species of macropods (#kangaroo, #wallaby) and visitors in a walk-through exhibit. As visitor numbers increased, animals spent more time ‘on the lookout’ keeping an eye on what the visitors were doing. #HumanAnimalInteractions
