The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is stated as „near threatened‟ since 2002 by the IUCN. The EAZA rhino collection is not self-sustaining. In addition to a breeding program, EAZA husbandry guidelines are developed in order to share knowledge on best husbandry practise among the European institutions …

People can not live without other people. A person is always influenced, whether this is by the environment, the situation or the people(Arson, Wilson, Akert, 2005). Each way of behaviour is a reaction on the behaviour of someone else(Wijsman, 2001). Also behaviour is influenced by many factors such …

Touching happens fewer and fewer by the results of the automation and industrialization (Sluijter, 2002). For some reason, touching is not as usual as it has been in former times. Nowadays, touching became a taboo, especially the growing publicity and the influences of the media upon it, makes that touching …

In de periode van januari 2002 tot juni 2002 is er literatuuronderzoek gedaan naar de kwaliteit en beschikbaarheid van 'Quality of Life' meetinstrumenten. Deze kan in een later stadium als basis dienen voor een inventarisatie van 'Quality of Life' bij zelfstandig wonende ouderen. Om een inventarisatie …