Zoo husbandry

Exposure

1 paper2 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Academy of Finland and 1 more
  • Animals1

Outcomes

2

Epigenetic age

upin A. patagonicus1

1 study
  1. Zoo husbandry increases epigenetic age in A. patagonicus.

    “zoo-housed male King penguins experience an extended lifespan, but this comes at the cost of accelerated epigenetic ageing throughout life”

    Animalsmales

    Lifestyle change accelerates epigenetic ageing in King penguins

    Nature communications11 Mar 2026

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Lifespan

upin A. patagonicus1

1 study
  1. Zoo husbandry extends lifespan in A. patagonicus.

    “zoo-housed male King penguins experience an extended lifespan”

    Animalsmales

    Lifestyle change accelerates epigenetic ageing in King penguins

    Nature communications11 Mar 2026

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