Chimpanzee

Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees in an outdoor enclosure

The use of woodchips as bedding for 16 juvenile chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) was evaluated for the effects on behaviour, health and husbandry practices. Woodchip bedding was placed in two outdoor play areas for five consecutive days. Behavioural data were recorded...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees in an outdoor enclosure. Animal Welfare 1(3), 161-170.

The effects of cage size and pair housing on the behavior of captive chimpanzees

Environmental manipulation was higher and inactivity lower in the [furnished] large single cage than in the [furnished] small single cage. The mean abnormal behaviors decreased in the larger cages but the difference was not significant. ... During the paired condition,...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. The effects of cage size and pair housing on the behavior of captive chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology 27, 20 (Abstract).

Enriching the lives of captive primates

The author reviews improvements in the behavioral management of a colony of captive chimpanzees at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Environmental enrichment techniques, such as providing increased opportunities for physical, sensory, and feeding stimulation, as well as improvements in...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 1992. Enriching the lives of captive primates. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 6, 371-373.

Signs of enrichment

Chimpanzees were provided with a wide variety of things to do

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bodamer, M. D. 1992. Signs of enrichment. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 77-90.

Alternative forage types for captive chimpanzees

Chicken scratch, because it is small and harder to find [in the litter], elicited the most foraging of the three foods ['sweet feed', popcorn]. It is very encouraging to see the chimpanzees still foraging late in the day for these...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Grief, L., Fritz, J., Maki, S. 1992. Alternative forage types for captive chimpanzees. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(2), 11-13.

Space use for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

This indicates social changes may have a stronger effect on space use than enclosure size change. Maintaining social group integrity when animals are moved to new enclosures may be the best way to ensure psychological wellness during environmental change. Regardless...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fritz, J., Maki, S., Nankivell, B. 1992. Space use for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 27, 29 (Abstract).

The relationship between forage material and levels of coprophagy in captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Coprophagy scores were higher when chicken scratch or sweet feed [cracked corn, grain, rolled corn/barley] were available than when popcorn was available. Levels of coprophagy may be lowered by offering wadging materials [e.g., corn cobs, fruit pits, cardboard, fruit peels]...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fritz, J., Maki, S., Nash, L. T. et al. 1992. The relationship between forage material and levels of coprophagy in captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes). Zoo Biology 11, 313-318.

Design. In: The Care and Management of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) in Captive Environments

General discussion of environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fulk, R. , Garland, C. 1992. Design. In: The Care and Management of Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) in Captive Environments. Fulk, T. , Garland, C. (ed), 143-170. North Carolina Zoological Society, North Carolina Zoological Park, NC.

Spacious biocontainment suites for chimpanzees in infectious disease research*

A system of contained housing for chimpanzees involved infectious diseases research is described. The system consists primarily of stainless steel wall and door frames fitted with laminated 'bullet-proof' glass. The system promotes social housing when allowed under research protocols and...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. , Landon, J. C. 1992. Spacious biocontainment suites for chimpanzees in infectious disease research*. In: Chimpanzee Conservation and Public Health: Environments for the Future. Erwin, J. , Landon, J. C. (eds), 65-69. Diagnon/Bioqual, Rockville, MD.

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of specific enrichment items for captive chimpanzees

The results show that the raisin blocks and the probing boards stimulated the most activity, followed in descending order by browse and burlap, boxes and seeds. ... Adult chimpanzees engaged in foraging behaviours, but rarely did they interact with the...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dewey, R. A. J. 1992. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of specific enrichment items for captive chimpanzees. Master Abstracts 30(2), 375 (Abstract).