Macaque

Chapter 4.17. Vertical Space Enhancement

Most of the primates' natural environment is fixed. Even a tree is fixed; it's only at the end of branches where a monkey in nature would have the sensation of anything like a swinging perch. A fixed perch is a...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Chapter 4.17. Vertical Space Enhancement. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum - . Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 82-85. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Chapter 4.5. Mirrors

All of our single-housed long-tailed macaques have mirrors mounted on swivels that are attached to the outside of their cages, low enough so that an animal can chose to either bend down and intentionally look into the mirror or to...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Chapter 4.5. Mirrors. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 60-61. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Chapter 4.4. Coconuts

Rhesus don't care much about coconuts, but stump-tailed macaques are fascinated by them and do not get tired working on them until the last morsel has disappeared in the drop pan. It never occurred that one of the monkeys somehow...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: LAREF [Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum] 2007. Chapter 4.4. Coconuts. In: Making Lives Easier for Animals in Research Labs: Discussions by the Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum. Baumans, V., Coke, C., Green, J., Moreau, E., Morton, D., Patterson-Kane, E., Reinhardt, A., Reinhardt, V., Van Loo, P. (eds), 60-61. Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Behavioral management of deleterious aggression in rhesus macaques

New management strategies for detecting social instabilities and promoting social cohesion are needed to reduce aggression-based morbidity and mortality among captive groups of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). This study determined the utility of social network theory for deciphering patterns of...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McCowen, B., Anderson, K., Heagerty, A. et al. 2007. Behavioral management of deleterious aggression in rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 69(S1), 91. (30th Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #125)

A note on enrichment for captive lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)

Two enrichment techniques were devised with the aim of reducing stress and improving welfare for captive lion-tailed macaques in an Indian zoo. In Study A, a log, cotton ropes and a feeding basket were added to the enclosures in different...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mallapur, A., Waran, N., Sinha, A. 2007. A note on enrichment for captive lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 108(1-2), 191-195.

Applied behavior”” panel discussion

Adriane and Kris just trained eight rhesus monkeys to present their arms in the blood sleeve for blood samples, and it took, on average ... 8 months ... 160 minutes spread out into 40 sessions.

Year Published: 2007Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Laule, G., Seelig, D. 2007. "Applied behavior" panel discussion. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 10(1), 79-81.

Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque

A singly caged Japanese macaque made spontaneous touch responses toward a touch-sensitive monitor to play movies. The monkey selectively played human movies rather than conspesific, rhesus macaquue, and chimpanzee movies.

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ogura, T. a. U. Y. 2007. Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque. Reichorui Kenkyu/Primate Research 23(Supplement), 4 (Abstract).

Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ogura, T., Ueno, Y. 2007. Preference for movies in an individual-caged Japanese macaque. Reichorui Kenkyu/Primate Research 23(Supplement), 4.

Use of animal-operated folding perches by rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

This study focused primarily on 2 issues: more efficient use of existing caging and providing animals with a measure of control over their environments. We designed a new springloaded folding perching apparatus that, when modified for size, could be added...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M., Kenney, C., Suomi, S. J. et al. 2007. Use of animal-operated folding perches by rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science] 46(6).

A functional view of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

However, less is known about effective treatments for abnormal behavior, and there appear to be wide individual differences in responses to the same treatment. .. Because abnormal behavior is highly idiosyncratic, a focus on function may help identifiy commonalities across...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M. A., Davenport, M. D., Lutz, C. K. et al. 2007. A functional view of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). American Journal of Primatology 69(Supplement), 116 [Abstract].