Animal captivity is the confinement of domestic and wild animals. More specifically, animals that are held by humans and prevented from escaping are said...

freely. Captivity may also refer to: Captivity (animal), the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals Captivity (film)...

Dozens of orcas (killer whales) are held in captivity for breeding or performance purposes. The practice of capturing and displaying orcas in exhibitions...

maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity. Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. On average, captive animals (especially...

Captivity, or being held captive, is a state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from leaving or moving freely...

companion animal, is an animal kept primarily for a person's company or entertainment rather than as a working animal, livestock, or a laboratory animal. Popular...

slings, overheating during transport, or injured in captivity. Animal rights groups and anti-captivity activists asserted that Lolita was being subjected...

"Observation on breeding and rearing the fennec fox (Fennecus zerda) in captivity". Animal Keepers' Forum. 8: 175–177. Koenig, L. (1970). "Zur Fortpflanzung...

of the behaviour of wolves (Canis lupus) and wolf-dog hybrids in captivity". Animal Cognition. 27 (1): 9. doi:10.1007/s10071-024-01849-7. PMC 10907477...

endangered species in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild. Modern zoos also aim to help teach visitors the importance of animal conservation, often...

domestic animal's breeding is controlled by humans and its tameness and tolerance of humans is genetically determined. Thus, an animal bred in captivity is...

purposes, including keeping an animal or person in captivity, capturing an animal or person, and displaying an animal at a zoo. Since a cage is usually...

domesticated animals, also including a list of animals which are or may be currently undergoing the process of domestication and animals that have an...

marine mammals. Animal theme park List of dolphinariums WSPA Marine Mammal Protection Act Marine mammal training Captivity (animal)   Captivity "Eye to Eye...

Elephants are complex animals with many varied welfare requirements in captivity. Principles of animal welfare dictate that animals should be housed in...

An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives. Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE...

reported to prey on domestic animals, such as goats and small calves, and especially chickens. Food taken in captivity includes amphibians, birds, insects...

parks, zoos or theme parks, with other animals and attractions as well. While cetaceans have been held in captivity since the 1860s, the first commercial...

Several species of sharks are kept in captivity in public aquaria. In home aquaria, size constraints mean that only the smallest sharks are typically...

sometimes kept as exotic pets, and in some rarer occasions, as working animals. Although closely related to domesticated dogs, wolves do not show the...

as World Animal Protection and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation campaign against the practice of keeping them in captivity. In captivity, they often...

animals opportunistically mate with individuals of another species. This is more commonly observed in domesticated species and animals in captivity,...

the most clear examples of animal suicide would most likely be the suicidal behavior of tarsiers that are kept in captivity. Tarsiers are nervous and shy...

belugas, are sometimes kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks, but breeding success has been poor and the animals often die within a few months...

A Guide to Australian Dragons in Captivity. ABK Publications, 2012 "Exports of Australian native plants and animals". environment.gov.au. Retrieved 19...

naturally in captivity due to limited housing space and lack of information. When brought into captivity, there is no guarantee that a pair of animals will pair...

Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in)...

that orcas in captivity suffer psychological damage and become unnaturally aggressive. Of the four fatal attacks by orcas in captivity, Tilikum was involved...

breed in captivity – Animals that will not breed in captivity are limited to acquisition through capture in the wild. Pleasant disposition – Animals with...

California. Dall's porpoises consistently failed to thrive in captivity. These animals often repeatedly ran into the walls of their enclosures, refused...