Chimpanzee

Situation and stimulus effect on stereotyped behaviors of chimpanzees

Stereotyped behaviors are present on many occasions, but observers have noted that they are particularly prevalent when some degree of 'tension' is presumably present. ... The level of stereotyped behaviors was highest in an enclosed cubicle. This effect was apparently...

Year Published: 1963Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Berkson, G., Mason, W. A., Saxon, S. U. 1963. Situation and stimulus effect on stereotyped behaviors of chimpanzees. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology 56, 786-792.

Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest

At a very rough estimate, chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest spent an average of from 50 to 75 percent of the daylight hours in trees.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reynolds, V. , Reynolds, A. 1965. Chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 368-424. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (3rd ed): The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Companionship is far more important [than large cage-volume]. Isolated chimpanzees in large cages show more behavioural effects of environmental restriction than do members of pairs kept in small cages.

Year Published: 1967Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riopelle, A. J. 1967. The Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (3rd ed). UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (ed), 696-708. Churchill Livingstone, London, UK.

A preliminary report on expressive movements and communication in the Gombe Stream chimpanzee

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

Year Published: 1968Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Van Lawick-Goodall, J. 1968. A preliminary report on expressive movements and communication in the Gombe Stream chimpanzee. In: Primates - Studies in Adaptation and Variability. Jay, P. C. (ed), 313-374. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Primate grooming as a tension reduction mechanism

In this paper grooming was considered as a response to tension generated by an event which threatens the integration of a specific member of the group. In response to this tension, grooming is engaged in with the result that the...

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Terry, R. L. 1970. Primate grooming as a tension reduction mechanism. Journal of Psychology 76, 129-136.

Chimpanzees: Self-recognition

After prolonged exposure to their reflected images in mirrors, chimpanzees marked with red dye showed evidence of being able to recognize their own reflections. Monkeys did not appear to have this capacity.

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gallup, G. G. 1970. Chimpanzees: Self-recognition. Science 167, 86-87.

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.

Social cohesion and the structure of attention

Papers mainly derived from material presented at a conference sponsored by the Association of Social Anthropologists of the Commonwealth which was held at St. John's College, Oxford, 4-11 July 1973.

Year Published: 1975Topics: Natural Behavior, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Gibbon, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Chance, M. R. A. 1975. Social cohesion and the structure of attention. In: Biosocial Anthropology. Fox, R. (ed), 93-113. John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY.

Introduction: Chimpanzees as biomedical models

Our efforts in training chimpanzees to extend an arm and accept an intramuscular injection were successful. [Training technique is not described.]

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Byrd, L. D. 1977. Introduction: Chimpanzees as biomedical models. In: Progress in Ape Research. Bourne, G. H. (ed), 161-165. Academic Press, New York, NY.

Enrichment and occupational devices for orangutans and chimpanzees

A heavy metal cylinder, 60 cm long and 45 cm in diameter, was capped on each end and bolted to a platform. Three 8 cm holes in the cylinder allowed access to the inside. A short section of a rubber...

Year Published: 1976Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Murphy, D. E. 1976. Enrichment and occupational devices for orangutans and chimpanzees. International Zoo News 137(23.5), 24-26.