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Does mirror enrichment improve primate well-being? Animal Welfare 25(2), 163-170

Primates are highly social animals and appropriate enrichment is required to ensure their psychological well-being. Mirrors are sometimes used as social or sensory environmental enrichment. In this paper we investigate the suitability of mirrors as enrichment for captive primates, by...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: de Groot, B., Cheyne, S. M. 2016. Does mirror enrichment improve primate well-being? Animal Welfare 25(2), 163-170.

A review of population control methods in captive-housed primates

The success of breeding primates in captivity has led to a surplus number of animals in collections. This review examines published journals and key books to investigate the various methods of primate population control. Hormonal, surgical and separation methods are...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Husbandry & Management, ReproductionAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Wallace, P. Y., Asa, C. S., Agnew, M. et al. 2016. A review of population control methods in captive-housed primates. Animal Welfare 25(1), 7-20.

A method for training unrestrained primates to receive drug injection

Training technique by which an adult, single-housed male baboon learned to offer his arm through a pothole and accept intramuscular injection in this home cage is described and the result demonstrated with a photo. Injection was reliably obtained after approximately...

Year Published: 1964Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Levison, P. K., Fester, C. B., Nieman, W. H. et al. 1964. A method for training unrestrained primates to receive drug injection. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 7, 253-254.

Baboon social behavior

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons. Weaning takes place between the eleventh to fifteenth month.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hall, K. R. L. , De Vore, I. 1965. Baboon social behavior. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 53-110. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Primate Behavior – Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes: Baboon Ecology

Photograph documenting a group of baboons who has taken refuge from a lioness by climbing into the trees. These trees are smaller than those used for sleeping. ... The danger of predators sets limits on baboon day ranges and home...

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: De Vore, I. , Hall, K. R. L. 1965. Baboon ecology. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 20-52. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

A quantitative comparison of the behaviour of wild and caged baboon groups

(1) A wild and a caged baboon population were compared on the basis of roughly 300 hr of observation on each population. The effect of different population compositions is discussed.

Year Published: 1967Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rowell, T. E. 1967. A quantitative comparison of the behaviour of wild and caged baboon groups. Animal Behaviour 15, 499-509.

Social Organization of Hamdryas Baboons

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons.

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kummer, H. 1968. Social Organization of Hamdryas Baboons. Karger, Switzerland, Basel.

Baboon Ecology – African Field Research

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons. At night, the baboons that we observed in Amboseli slept only in trees. In the Serengeti plains, on the other hand, baboons were observed on a kopje (rocky outcropping). ... The...

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Altmann, S. A. , Altmann, J. 1970. Baboon Ecology - African Field Research. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

The heart rate in monkeys (Baboons and Macaques) in different physiological states recorded by radiotelemetry

In the presence of man the heart rate is always increased, in spite of the fact that the monkeys appear to be calm.

Year Published: 1972Animal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tatoyan, S. K., Cherkovich, G. M. 1972. The heart rate in monkeys (Baboons and Macaques) in different physiological states recorded by radiotelemetry. Folia Primatologica 17(4), 255-266.

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (4th ed): Primates – General

The higher primates, such as chimpanzees and baboons, are intelligent and sensitive. If handled with sympathy and understanding they can become more than research tools - even co-operative partners in experimentation. To achieve this, a little time, often time well...

Year Published: 1972Animal Type: Baboon, Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: T-W-Fiennes, R. N. 1972. Primates - General. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (4th ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (ed), 374-375. Churchill Livingstone, London, UK.