Chimpanzee

Enrichment activities

A clear description and photographic documentation of numerous options of human enrichment, food enrichment, object enrichment and structural enrichment for chimpanzees.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fouts, R. S., Fouts, D. H. 1997. Enrichment activities. Friends of Washoe 18(1/2), 20-27.

Translating good ideas into a working environmental enrichment

Brief but very useful guidelines of how an enrichment program can most effectively be developed and implemented. Care and research staff ideas are well-thought out prior to use of any new devices, and all staff participate in the provision of...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Fritz, J. 1997. Translating good ideas into a working environmental enrichment. The Newsletter 8(3), 4-5.

The provision of cage furnishings as environmental enrichment at the Primate Foundation of Arizona

Results suggest a preference for horizontal furnishings above the enclosure floor. Adults infrequently used 'moving' furnishings (e.g., swinging ropes, hanging tubes, etc...) and seemed to prefer 'stable' horizontal furnishings (e.g., benches, logs) above the enclosure floor.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Miteva, E., Fritz, J. et al. 1997. The provision of cage furnishings as environmental enrichment at the Primate Foundation of Arizona. The Newsletter 9(2), 1-5.

Introduction to the environmental enrichment program in Copenhagen Zoo

Enrichment options for chimapanzees at the Copenhagen Zoo are listed.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Holst, B. 1997. Introduction to the environmental enrichment program in Copenhagen Zoo. In: Proceedings on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Holst, B. (ed), 244-250. Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, DK.

The role of behavioral management in enhancing chimpanzee exhibit design and use

I believe that behavioral management has particular value in addressing three elements of exhibit design and use: (1) care and husbandry; (2) the expression of species-typical behavior; and (3) management of social behavior.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Laule, G. E. 1997. The role of behavioral management in enhancing chimpanzee exhibit design and use. In: The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees Workshop: Facility Design. Brent, L. (Editor), 8-15. Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX.

Chimpanzee enclosure design for the 21st century

The key to good design is to give the animal opportunities to do what the animal likes to do, thus reducing stress and decreasing boredom. For arboreal primates, climbing high off the ground is enjoyable and comfortable and they choose...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lash, N. 1997. Chimpanzee enclosure design for the 21st century. A slide presentation. In: The Care and Management of Captive Chimpanzees Workshop: Facility Design. Brent, L. (Editor), 4-7. Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX.

Space use and behavior patterns of captive chimpanzees in a large indoor enclosure

The purpose of this study is to consider space use patterns of a single group of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) housed in an indoor exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This report summarizes results from two separate studies of the...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kuhar, C. W. 1997. Space use and behavior patterns of captive chimpanzees in a large indoor enclosure. The Newsletter 9(1), 1-4.

Chimpanzees in Research: Strategies for Their Ethical Care, Management, and Use

In the final analysis, it is difficult to conceive that our society would accept a system that deteriorated to the point where euthanasia of chimpanzees became the best or only humane option. [p. 6]

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research 1997. Chimpanzees in Research: Strategies for Their Ethical Care, Management, and Use. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Social group formation in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): A comparison between two institutions

All subjects were acclimated through mesh barriers as adjacent cagemates prior to introduction. ... Results suggest that a systematic, documented, introduction process will minimize levels of aggression at introduction.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Drummer, L., Fritz, J. 1997. Social group formation in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): A comparison between two institutions. American Journal of Primatology 42, 116 (Abstract).

Utilizing outdoor plantings for behavioral enrichment

In the past nine years, the plants have successfully grown to cover much of the surface of the exhibit area. ... We noted that pumpkin plants were one of the most favorite plants. ... In addition to eating the plants,...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Roberts, B. 1997. Utilizing outdoor plantings for behavioral enrichment. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 59-61.