Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity

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Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity. / Tidière, Morgane; Colchero, Fernando; Staerk, Johanna; Adkesson, Michael J.; Andersen, Ditte H.; Bland, Lucie; Böye, Martin; Brando, Sabrina; Clegg, Isabella; Cubaynes, Sarah; Cutting, Amy; De Man, Danny; Derocher, Andrew E.; Dorsey, Candice; Elgar, William; Gaglione, Eric; Anderson Hansen, Kirstin; Jungheim, Allison; Kok, José; Laule, Gail; Goya, Agustín Lopez; Miller, Lance; Monreal-Pawlowsky, Tania; Mucha, Katelyn; Owen, Megan A.; Petersen, Stephen D.; Pilfold, Nicholas; Richardson, Douglas; Richardson, Evan. S; Sabo, Devon; Sato, Nobutaka; Shellabarger, Wynona; Skovlund, Cecilie R.; Tomisawa, Kanako; Trautwein, Sandra E.; Bonn, William Van; Elk, Cornelis Van; Von Fersen, Lorenzo; Wahlberg, Magnus; Zhang, Peijun; Zhang, Xianfeng; Conde, Dalia A.

In: Proceedings. Biological sciences, Vol. 290, No. 2009, 20231895, 2023.

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Tidière, M, Colchero, F, Staerk, J, Adkesson, MJ, Andersen, DH, Bland, L, Böye, M, Brando, S, Clegg, I, Cubaynes, S, Cutting, A, De Man, D, Derocher, AE, Dorsey, C, Elgar, W, Gaglione, E, Anderson Hansen, K, Jungheim, A, Kok, J, Laule, G, Goya, AL, Miller, L, Monreal-Pawlowsky, T, Mucha, K, Owen, MA, Petersen, SD, Pilfold, N, Richardson, D, Richardson, ES, Sabo, D, Sato, N, Shellabarger, W, Skovlund, CR, Tomisawa, K, Trautwein, SE, Bonn, WV, Elk, CV, Von Fersen, L, Wahlberg, M, Zhang, P, Zhang, X & Conde, DA 2023, 'Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity', Proceedings. Biological sciences, vol. 290, no. 2009, 20231895. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1895

APA

Tidière, M., Colchero, F., Staerk, J., Adkesson, M. J., Andersen, D. H., Bland, L., Böye, M., Brando, S., Clegg, I., Cubaynes, S., Cutting, A., De Man, D., Derocher, A. E., Dorsey, C., Elgar, W., Gaglione, E., Anderson Hansen, K., Jungheim, A., Kok, J., ... Conde, D. A. (2023). Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 290(2009), [20231895]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1895

Vancouver

Tidière M, Colchero F, Staerk J, Adkesson MJ, Andersen DH, Bland L et al. Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity. Proceedings. Biological sciences. 2023;290(2009). 20231895. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1895

Author

Tidière, Morgane ; Colchero, Fernando ; Staerk, Johanna ; Adkesson, Michael J. ; Andersen, Ditte H. ; Bland, Lucie ; Böye, Martin ; Brando, Sabrina ; Clegg, Isabella ; Cubaynes, Sarah ; Cutting, Amy ; De Man, Danny ; Derocher, Andrew E. ; Dorsey, Candice ; Elgar, William ; Gaglione, Eric ; Anderson Hansen, Kirstin ; Jungheim, Allison ; Kok, José ; Laule, Gail ; Goya, Agustín Lopez ; Miller, Lance ; Monreal-Pawlowsky, Tania ; Mucha, Katelyn ; Owen, Megan A. ; Petersen, Stephen D. ; Pilfold, Nicholas ; Richardson, Douglas ; Richardson, Evan. S ; Sabo, Devon ; Sato, Nobutaka ; Shellabarger, Wynona ; Skovlund, Cecilie R. ; Tomisawa, Kanako ; Trautwein, Sandra E. ; Bonn, William Van ; Elk, Cornelis Van ; Von Fersen, Lorenzo ; Wahlberg, Magnus ; Zhang, Peijun ; Zhang, Xianfeng ; Conde, Dalia A. / Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity. In: Proceedings. Biological sciences. 2023 ; Vol. 290, No. 2009.

Bibtex

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title = "Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity",
abstract = "An intense public debate has fuelled governmental bans on marine mammals held in zoological institutions. The debate rests on the assumption that survival in zoological institutions has been and remains lower than in the wild, albeit the scientific evidence in support of this notion is equivocal. Here, we used statistical methods previously applied to assess historical improvements in human lifespan and data on 8864 individuals of four marine mammal species (harbour seal, Phoca vitulina; California sea lion, Zalophus californianus; polar bear, Ursus maritimus; common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus) held in zoos from 1829 to 2020. We found that life expectancy increased up to 3.40 times, and first-year mortality declined up to 31%, during the last century in zoos. Moreover, the life expectancy of animals in zoos is currently 1.65-3.55 times longer than their wild counterparts. Like humans, these improvements have occurred concurrently with advances in management practices, crucial for population welfare. Science-based decisions will help effective legislative changes and ensure better implementation of animal care.",
author = "Morgane Tidi{\`e}re and Fernando Colchero and Johanna Staerk and Adkesson, {Michael J.} and Andersen, {Ditte H.} and Lucie Bland and Martin B{\"o}ye and Sabrina Brando and Isabella Clegg and Sarah Cubaynes and Amy Cutting and {De Man}, Danny and Derocher, {Andrew E.} and Candice Dorsey and William Elgar and Eric Gaglione and {Anderson Hansen}, Kirstin and Allison Jungheim and Jos{\'e} Kok and Gail Laule and Goya, {Agust{\'i}n Lopez} and Lance Miller and Tania Monreal-Pawlowsky and Katelyn Mucha and Owen, {Megan A.} and Petersen, {Stephen D.} and Nicholas Pilfold and Douglas Richardson and Richardson, {Evan. S} and Devon Sabo and Nobutaka Sato and Wynona Shellabarger and Skovlund, {Cecilie R.} and Kanako Tomisawa and Trautwein, {Sandra E.} and Bonn, {William Van} and Elk, {Cornelis Van} and {Von Fersen}, Lorenzo and Magnus Wahlberg and Peijun Zhang and Xianfeng Zhang and Conde, {Dalia A.}",
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language = "English",
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AU - Tidière, Morgane

AU - Colchero, Fernando

AU - Staerk, Johanna

AU - Adkesson, Michael J.

AU - Andersen, Ditte H.

AU - Bland, Lucie

AU - Böye, Martin

AU - Brando, Sabrina

AU - Clegg, Isabella

AU - Cubaynes, Sarah

AU - Cutting, Amy

AU - De Man, Danny

AU - Derocher, Andrew E.

AU - Dorsey, Candice

AU - Elgar, William

AU - Gaglione, Eric

AU - Anderson Hansen, Kirstin

AU - Jungheim, Allison

AU - Kok, José

AU - Laule, Gail

AU - Goya, Agustín Lopez

AU - Miller, Lance

AU - Monreal-Pawlowsky, Tania

AU - Mucha, Katelyn

AU - Owen, Megan A.

AU - Petersen, Stephen D.

AU - Pilfold, Nicholas

AU - Richardson, Douglas

AU - Richardson, Evan. S

AU - Sabo, Devon

AU - Sato, Nobutaka

AU - Shellabarger, Wynona

AU - Skovlund, Cecilie R.

AU - Tomisawa, Kanako

AU - Trautwein, Sandra E.

AU - Bonn, William Van

AU - Elk, Cornelis Van

AU - Von Fersen, Lorenzo

AU - Wahlberg, Magnus

AU - Zhang, Peijun

AU - Zhang, Xianfeng

AU - Conde, Dalia A.

PY - 2023

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N2 - An intense public debate has fuelled governmental bans on marine mammals held in zoological institutions. The debate rests on the assumption that survival in zoological institutions has been and remains lower than in the wild, albeit the scientific evidence in support of this notion is equivocal. Here, we used statistical methods previously applied to assess historical improvements in human lifespan and data on 8864 individuals of four marine mammal species (harbour seal, Phoca vitulina; California sea lion, Zalophus californianus; polar bear, Ursus maritimus; common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus) held in zoos from 1829 to 2020. We found that life expectancy increased up to 3.40 times, and first-year mortality declined up to 31%, during the last century in zoos. Moreover, the life expectancy of animals in zoos is currently 1.65-3.55 times longer than their wild counterparts. Like humans, these improvements have occurred concurrently with advances in management practices, crucial for population welfare. Science-based decisions will help effective legislative changes and ensure better implementation of animal care.

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DO - 10.1098/rspb.2023.1895

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JO - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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