Baboon

Baboons may be smarter than people: For these political primates, friendship – not aggression – is the key to survival

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Strum, S. C. 1985. Baboons may be smarter than people: For these political primates, friendship - not aggression - is the key to survival. Animal Kingdom 88(2), 12-25.

Enclosure design and reproductive success of baboons used for reproductive research in Kenya

A total of 75 female and six male wild caught olive baboons were placed in three enclosures. Single cages were attached to the main enclosure to allow separation of individual group members for sample collection and other reasons. The purpose...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Else, J. G., Tarara, R., Suleman, M. A. et al. 1986. Enclosure design and reproductive success of baboons used for reproductive research in Kenya. Laboratory Animal Science 36, 168-172.

Environmental enrichment for adult, female baboons (Papio anubis)

Each baboon was placed in a cage with another baboon for 3-4 hours, two or three times per week. The same pairs consistently visited each other in either animal's cage. Although some baboons had previously been single-caged without socialization for...

Year Published: 1987Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jerome, C. P., Szostak, L. 1987. Environmental enrichment for adult, female baboons (Papio anubis). Laboratory Animal Science 37, 508-509 (Abstract).

Scratching, dominance, tension, and displacement in male baboons

The results are interpreted to indicate the possibility that scratching may function as a displacement behavior, which subjectively appears to communicate heightened frustration, anxiety, or arousal.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Easley, S. P., Coelho, A. M., Taylor, L. 1987. Scratching, dominance, tension, and displacement in male baboons. American Journal of Primatology 13, 397-411.

Macaques and other old world simians

Valuable recommendations to select appropriate cage size and to avoid aggression in group-housing conditions. A number of guidelines [regarding cage size] have been published, but these give conflicting advice and appear to be based on current practice rather than an...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Whitney, R. A. , Wickings, E. J. 1987. Macaques and other old world simians. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, Sixth Edition . Poole, T. B. (ed), 599-627. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY.

Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Strum, S. C. 1987. Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons. Random House, New York, NY.

Voluntary cooperation in artificial insemination procedures with drill baboons

Nadine was temporarily housed alone, so behavioral work was conducted to combat boredom, increase sensory stimulation, and pursue voluntary cooperation in artificial insemination procedures. This work culminated on April 4 and 5 of this year when Nadine was inseminated three...

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Laule, G. E., McNary. J. K. 1988. Voluntary cooperation in artificial insemination procedures with drill baboons. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 607.

Welfare and housing of old world non-human primates (Macaca fascicularis and Papio sp.)

Increased cage height and social housing were found to be particularly effective ways of increasing the animals' expression of species-typical behaviors.

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Harris, D. H. R. 1988. Welfare and housing of old world non-human primates (Macaca fascicularis and Papio sp.). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare Research Report 1.

Training of vervet monkeys, sykes monkeys and baboons for collection of biological samples

Year Published: 1988Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Suleman, M. A., Njugana, J., Anderson, J. 1988. Training of vervet monkeys, sykes monkeys and baboons for collection of biological samples. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society, 12 (Abstract).

The use of naturally occurring manipulanda to improve the psychological well-being of singly housed baboons

The single-housed animals demonstrated a marked reduction of cage stereotypy during the time they had the corn to manipulate. [Abstract of this work has also been published in: The Psychological Well-Being of Captive Primates Conference: 44-45, 1988; Spector MR, Bennett...

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bennett, B. T., Spector, M. R. 1989. The use of naturally occurring manipulanda to improve the psychological well-being of singly housed baboons. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 194, 1782 (Abstract).