Sentence examples for been documented in captivity from inspiring English sources

Slow growth and development are consistent with the orangutan's long life span 60 years has been documented in captivity.

Although social learning of novel behaviors has been documented in captivity, critics argue that these findings lack ecological validity and therefore may not be relevant for understanding the evolution of culture.

In agreement with this, genetic adaptations to captivity have been documented in various species (see for instance, Zouros et al. 1982; Allard 1988; Levin et al. 2001; Lewis and Thomas 2001; Heath et al. 2003).

Studies done by Walter Auffenberg, which were documented in his book The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor, eventually allowed for more successful managing and reproducing of the dragons in captivity.

Still, parthenogenesis among vertebrates tends to be rare, and, while it may occur in the wild, has been documented only in captivity.

Female same-sex behaviours have been documented only in captivity where they are known to masturbate one another with their trunks.

A closely related Lesser Caymans iguana (C. nubila caymanensis) has been documented as living 33 years in captivity.

At least 22 Sunda rhinos have been documented as having been kept in captivity; the true number is possibly greater, as the species was sometimes confused with the Indian rhinoceros.

In fact, in captivity, it has been documented that red ruffed lemurs understand and even join in the alarm calls of black-and-white ruffed lemurs.

The mode of reproduction is aplacental viviparity, meaning that the embryos hatch inside the uterus; females in captivity have been documented depositing up to 52 non-viable egg capsules, which has led to erroneous reports of this shark being oviparous.

Nonetheless, some cases of intergeneric hybridization in captivity have been documented and involve Hylobates ×  Nomascus[ 68] and Hylobates ×  Symphalangus[ 69].