Elephants enjoy presence of zoo visitors, study shows

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Other species which displayed a positive response to visitors included penguins, jaguars, grizzly bears, polar bears, cheetahs, servals, banteng and black tailed prairie dogs.

NTU is the 5th largest UK institution by student numbers, with approximately 40,000 students and more than 4,400 staff.

It has an international student population of 7,000 and an NTU community representing over 160 countries.

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