Sentence examples for feed in captivity from inspiring English sources

They had the rare success of getting the shark to feed in captivity before its release.

Leguat described the stones in the following passage, mentioning that Rodrigues solitaires refused to feed in captivity: In 1877 three stones were found in a cavern on Rodrigues, each near a Rodrigues solitaire skeleton, and were inferred to be the gizzard stones mentioned by Leguat.

Release of the sharks into the field with data loggers did not occur until they resumed feeding in captivity for at least 48 hours.

In addition, supplements (additional vitamin E and probiotics) have been added to the diets fed in captivity.

Tells of the difficulty of feeding birds in captivity.

After feeding bears in captivity with trout harvested from the lake, researchers know precisely the ratio of fish eaten to mercury in hair and blood.

In the past, farming of south-east Asia's reticulated python (Python reticulatus) and Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) – two of the world's largest snakes – had been dismissed as uneconomic because pythons were thought to take too long to mature and to be too difficult to feed and breed in captivity.

However, earlier observations indicated that G. palpalis gambiensis that had fed on goats in captivity still preferred this host after their release in nature (Challier 1973).

In addition, almost all carnivorous bird species in S2 died (93% of Falconiformes and 92% of Strigiformes) as did most species usually fed chicken meat in captivity (herons, storks, crows, great hornbill, pelican).

These birds are kept in captivity, fed and watered regularly.

Additional support for this classification was inferred from an evaluation of the different minimum protein levels in commercial diets used to feed various Carnivora species maintained in captivity, including zoos and wild animal parks (Table S3).