Chimpanzee

Chimpanzees used in research: Voluntary blood samples differ from anesthetized samples

Chimpanzees were successfully trained to cooperate during injection and blood collection.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J. 2005. Chimpanzees used in research: Voluntary blood samples differ from anesthetized samples. AWI Quarterly 54(3) (Summer), 15-16.

Training captive chimpanzees to cooperate for an anesthetic injection

Training protocol is described in detail and the time investment presented.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Murphy, J. et al. 2005. Training captive chimpanzees to cooperate for an anesthetic injection. Lab Animal 34(5), 43-48.

Does training chimpanzees to present for injection lead to reduced stress?

Subjects were 17 captive chimpanzees living at the Primate Foundation of Arizona, aged 10.6 to 34.5 years at the time of the study. The sample included 8 males and 9 females. Eleven of the subjects were trained, using positive reinforcement...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Murphy, J. et al. 2005. Does training chimpanzees to present for injection lead to reduced stress? Laboratory Primate Newsletter 44(3), 1-2.

Controllability in environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

The animals used destructible enrichment items more than undestructible items.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Schwandt, M. L. et al. 2005. Controllability in environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 8, 117-130.

Preparing chimpanzees for laboratory research

The chimpanzee is the only representative of the Great Apes that is extensively involved in biomedical research in primate laboratories. These apes are used as animal models in a variety of studies, including research on infectious disease, parasitic disease, pharmacokinetic...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Animal Training, Natural Behavior, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A., Schapiro, S. J., Strobert, E. A. 2006. Preparing chimpanzees for laboratory research. ILAR Journal 47(4), 316-325.

Chimpanzee retirement: behavior and management of an aging ape colony

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Fultz, A., Orchard, E. 2006. Chimpanzee retirement: behavior and management of an aging ape colony. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ).

Affiliation promotes the transmission of a social custom: handclasp grooming among captive chimpanzees

Handclasp grooming is a unique social custom, known to occur regularly among some, but not all populations of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). As with other cultural behaviors, it is assumed that this distinctive grooming posture is learned socially by one individual...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bonnie, K. E., de Waal, F. B. 2006. Affiliation promotes the transmission of a social custom: handclasp grooming among captive chimpanzees. Primates 47, 27-34.

The form and function of social bonds among wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Kibale National Park, Uganda

Year Published: 2006Topics: Natural Behavior, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Duffy, K. G. 2006. The form and function of social bonds among wild male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Kibale National Park, Uganda. International Journal of Primatology 27(Supplement), 533.

Testing the positive effects of an activity room of species-typical behavior in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): a pilot study

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Leland, S. P., Arbenz-Smith, K. M., Shaver, C. K. et al. 2006. Testing the positive effects of an activity room of species-typical behavior in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): a pilot study. American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 107-108 (Abstract).

Positive reinforcement training affects hematologic and serum chemistry values in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Positive reinforcement training (PRT) techniques have received considerable attention for their stress reduction potential in the behavioral management of captive nonhuman primates. However, few published empirical studies have provided physiological data to support this position. To address this issue, PRT...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lambeth, S. P., Hau, J., Perlman, J. E. et al. 2006. Positive reinforcement training affects hematologic and serum chemistry values in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 68(3), 245-256.