Chimpanzee

On the psychological well-being of chimpanzees

A necessary prerequisite to good science is humane treatment -- the two should not be in opposition to each other; in fact, they must complement each other. The following are some specific areas where improvement in one will improve the...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fouts, R. S. 1998. On the psychological well-being of chimpanzees. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 1(1), 65-73.

Chimp Haven: Working collaboratively to provide chimpanzees with sanctuaries

In May 1999, Chimp Haven was granted 200 acres in Shreveport, Louisiana, to built the first Chimpanzee Haven sanctuary.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Koebner, L. 1998. Chimp Haven: Working collaboratively to provide chimpanzees with sanctuaries. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 32-34.

Who’s training who? Trails and tribulations of training chimpanzees

Training program with 12 chimpanzees is discussed.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: King, L., Weiss, E. 1998. Who's training who? Trails and tribulations of training chimpanzees. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 27-31.

Vertical poles with cow bells: An enrichment device for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Adding a simple cow bell can increase use of vertical climbing poles and may have resulted in increased locomotor activity for [group-housed] captive chimpanzees. These data were collected in 1996/97 and the cow bells are still 'ringing' two years later.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Fritz, J., Murphy, J. et al. 1998. Vertical poles with cow bells: An enrichment device for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). The Newsletter 9(3,4), 3-5.

Party Popper tubes: An effective enrichment for adult captive chimpanzees

The device consists of food treats ... mixed with shredded paper and stuffed into a 4 foot long section of cardboard tube which is cut into 4-inch lengths.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Fritz, J., Silvers, A. 1998. Party Popper tubes: An effective enrichment for adult captive chimpanzees. The Newsletter 10(1-2), 3.

The well-being of socially-housed captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Issues concerning successful group formation and maintenance of chimpanzees are discussed.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Howell, S. M., Fritz, J., Wolfle, T. L. 1998. The well-being of socially-housed captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 45, 162 (Abstract).

Enrichment activity budget: The effect of object rotation

Object rotation and presentation of both temporary [paper, magazines, raisin boards, cardboard boxes, etc.] and semitemporary [nets, climbing structures, straw, grass, etc.] objects is emphasized

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sanz, C., Blicher, A., Dalke, K. et al. 1998. Enrichment activity budget: The effect of object rotation. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 78 (Abstract).

Enrichment object use

The results of this study emphasize the importance of temporary object rotation and presentation of both temporary [paper, magazines, raisin boards, cardboard boxes, etc.] and semitemporary [nets, climbing structures, straw, grass, etc.] objects to captive chimpanzee environments.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sanz, C., Blicher, A., Dalke, K. et al. 1998. Enrichment object use. Friends of Washoe 18(1/2), 9-15.

Placing hand-reared chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) into adult social groups: A technique for facilitating group integration

A successful group integration protocol of two hand-reared, 2 and 2.5 years old chimpanzees into a adult mixed-sex group is described. This study suggests that prior housing with socially experienced adult females can facilitate the integration of hand-reared infants into...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Pazol, K., McDonald, S., Baker, K. et al. 1998. Placing hand-reared chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) into adult social groups: A technique for facilitating group integration. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 37(3), 11-13.

Planting trees in an outdoor compound of chimpanzees for an enriched environment

We have been planting trees of different species in this compound for environmental enrichment since 1993. ... Presently, most of the trees planted are still growing well. ... Grasses also grew naturally in the compound and chimpanzees spent about 90%...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ochiai, O. T. , Matsuzawa, T. 1998. Planting trees in an outdoor compound of chimpanzees for an enriched environment. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 355-364. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.