Baboon

Operant conditioning permits voluntary, noninvasive measurement of blood pressure in conscious, unrestrained baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Training technique is described for voluntary cooperation during blood pressure measurement.

Year Published: 1980Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mitchell, D. S., Wigodsky, H. S., Peel, H. H. et al. 1980. Operant conditioning permits voluntary, noninvasive measurement of blood pressure in conscious, unrestrained baboons (Papio cynocephalus). Behavior Research Methods and Instrumentation 12, 492-498.

Baboon sleeping site preferences and relationships to primate grouping patterns

Baboons select nocturnal roosts with characteristics which suggest that choices of alternatives are based primarily upon their degree of security from predation. Sites chosen, in decreasing order of preference, are steep cliff faces, emerging trees, closed canopy forest trees and...

Year Published: 1982Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hamilton, W. J. 1982. Baboon sleeping site preferences and relationships to primate grouping patterns. American Journal of Primatology 3, 41-53.

Spatial pattern in a troop of yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) in Tanzania

Observations of adult and subadult yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) revealed class differences in spatial pattern both during movement and when at rest. males tended to spend slightly more time on the periphery than did females, and travelled more at the...

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Collins, D. A. 1984. Spatial pattern in a troop of yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) in Tanzania. Animal Behaviour 32, 536-553.

The influence of physical and chemical restraint on the physiology of the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus)

Restraint leads to leukocytosis.

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Goosen, D. J., Davies, J. H., Maree, M. et al. 1984. The influence of physical and chemical restraint on the physiology of the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus). Journal of Medical Primatology 13, 339-351.

Infant-use by male gelada in agonistic contexts: agonistic buffering, progeny protection or soliciting support?

Two alternative theories have been proposed to explain why some male primates carry infants during agonistic encounters with other males. The first (agonistic buffering) suggests that males carry the infants of higher ranking opponents in order to defuse the latter's...

Year Published: 1984Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dunbar, R. I. M. 1984. Infant-use by male gelada in agonistic contexts: agonistic buffering, progeny protection or soliciting support? Primates 25, 28-35.

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.