Brookfield Zoo

The Chicago Zoological Society, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo, will investigate the potential of broadening the way zoos currently manage animal populations. Modern zoos often ask animals from the same population to perform many different jobs. Some zoo animals are asked to be breeders, others to be exhibit animals, and still others to be program or education animals. An animal's behavioral type or personality is likely to influence its success in the role to which it is assigned. This project will examine the potential benefit of considering behavioral types in assigning animals to different roles.