What can wild zebrafish tell us about keeping zebrafish in the lab?

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Although zebrafish have been used in research for sixty years we can still learn about their preferences. Watching zebrafish in the wild and studying their ecology can help scientists do this. #FishInResearch References: Video: Wild zebrafish in India: https://vimeo.com/200660695 Stevens CH et al. (2021). Enrichment for laboratory zebrafish—a review of the evidence and the challenges. Animals 11(3): 698. doi: 10.3390/ani11030698 Sundin, Morgan, Finnøen, Dey, Sarkar, Jutfelt. 2019. On the observation of wild zebrafish in India. Zebrafish Journal Where the wild zebrafish are: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41684-020-00665-z Zebrafish welfare: https://nc3rs.org.uk/3rs-resources/zebrafish-welfare