BSC & MSC PROJECTS
PROJECTS BEING CARRIED OUT IN 2026
Student name
Degree
Thesis title
Marie Simone Torgius Tøttrup
Bachelor
Assessment of the effect of disturbance factors on the welfare of Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) and Amur Leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) in captivity at Copenhagen Zoo
Maria Ingildsen
Project
Visitor effect on the behaviour of the Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Copenhagen Zoo
Cecilia Garcia Conradsen
Bachelor
Effects of environmental factors on sentinel and agonistic behaviours by meerkats (Suricata suricatta) at Copenhagen Zoo
Gustav Brandt Jelert
Bachelor
Urbanization influences echolocation call structure in the soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Asta Olivia Svenstrup
Bachelor
Social call dialects in Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus): The effects of anthropogenic noise
Frida Schakenda Larsen
Bachelor
The Role of Rhythm: The effect of singing on the stress response of horses (Equus caballus)
Fie Giese Kuhn & Malou Egeborg Bindesbøl Garmund
Bachelor
Daylength, dinner and denning: Is this the essential package for predicting hibernation onset in the European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in Denmark?
Daniel Sørensen
Project
Assessing the effect of the presence of visitors on the behaviour and welfare of captive Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus) at the Copenhagen Zoo
Louise Ringhejm Nielsen
Master
Intraguild aggression among carnivore guilds in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Species role, interaction types, and body mass relationships
Mads Edgar Rath Hansen
Master
Olfactory Cognition and Perception of Humans in Domestic Goats and Horse: Effects of Human Diet on Human-Animal Interactions
Mia Selsmark Rasmussen
Master
The Acoustic Shape of Emotion: Predicting Emotional Valence in Ungulate Calls from the Contour of the Dominant Frequency using Machine Learning Algorithms
Nicoline Dolmer Skov
Master
Changes in Social Network Structure of Free-Ranging Cattle Following Calf Removal
Thorbjørn Hansen
Master
Heterospecific associations and behavioural allocation in giraffes (Giraffa giraffa) in Pilanesberg National Park