Seals of approval: Impact of a harbor seal introduction on visitor and seal activity

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Baine Craft and Eduardo Fernandez

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Psychology

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This study sought to examine Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) through a new animal introduction. The introduction of a new animal into the harbor seal exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium poses a beneficial opportunity to study the impact on the existing animals in the exhibit, as well as visitor behaviors. Five classes of animal behaviors were observed – Active, Inactive, Social, Stereotypy and Other. Visitor crowd size and length of stay were also recorded. Results indicate that the introduction of a new harbor seal did not significantly impact the behaviors of the visitors or the existing seals.

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Seals of approval: Impact of a harbor seal introduction on visitor and seal activity

This study sought to examine Animal-Visitor Interactions (AVIs) through a new animal introduction. The introduction of a new animal into the harbor seal exhibit at the Seattle Aquarium poses a beneficial opportunity to study the impact on the existing animals in the exhibit, as well as visitor behaviors. Five classes of animal behaviors were observed – Active, Inactive, Social, Stereotypy and Other. Visitor crowd size and length of stay were also recorded. Results indicate that the introduction of a new harbor seal did not significantly impact the behaviors of the visitors or the existing seals.

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