Macaque

Lion-Tailed Macaque Environmental Enrichment (Videotape Without Commentary)

Group-housed animals interacting with commercial and custom-made inanimate enrichment devices are shown.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clarke, A. S. 1989. Lion-Tailed Macaque Environmental Enrichment (Videotape Without Commentary). University of Wisconsin, Department of Psychology.Available on loan from Animal Care Audio-Visual Materials, WRPRC, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA, Madison, WI.

On the physiology of grooming in a pigtail macaque

When the subject received grooming from others, heart rate was significantly lower than during self grooming or initiating grooming to others, as well as during other behaviors.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L., Reite, M., Laudenslager, M. L. 1989. On the physiology of grooming in a pigtail macaque . Physiology and Behavior 45, 667-670.

Preliminary report on the use of a natural foraging task to reduce aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques

The presence of sunflower seeds in the woodchip litter of group-housed animals not only reduced such agonistic behavior and increased play, but also reduced stereotypies, including hairpulling behavior.

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L. 1989. Preliminary report on the use of a natural foraging task to reduce aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(1), 3-4.

Long-term effects of a natural foraging task on aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques

A supplementary feeding of approximately one cup of sunflower seeds were dispersed throughout the cage in the woodchip bedding in the middle of the afternoons, 4-6 hours after the group was fed their daily ration of chow and fruit. ......

Year Published: 1989Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L. 1989. Long-term effects of a natural foraging task on aggression and stereotypies in socially housed pigtail macaques. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(2), 18-19.

Comparison of the physical characteristics of grooming in two species of macaques (Macaca nemestrina and M

Author examined social grooming in groups of bonnet and pigtail macaques to test hypothesis that the physical aspects of grooming (body sites, postures, methods) evolved in more aggressive species of primates to serve social functions (proximity maintenance and tension reduction)....

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L. 1989. Comparison of the physical characteristics of grooming in two species of macaques (Macaca nemestrina and M. radiata). Journal of Comparative Psychology 103(2), 177-183.

Male rhesus monkey’s unusual behavior: Interspecific adoption

A 12-year old male of a breeding troop adopted a kitten. The intruder was treated very gently and showed no signs of abuse from its 'foster father' .

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Collazo, V. E. 1989. Male rhesus monkey's unusual behavior: Interspecific adoption. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 28(1), 23.

Cage enrichment, physiology, and behavior in nursery-reared rhesus monkeys

Calm [single-caged] control animals and stressed [single-caged] enriched animals exhibited higher cortisol values. The enriched animals had lower cortisols when they appeared calm and higher cortisols when they appeared stressed. .. Control animals exhibited the opposite pattern, and calm control...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clarke, M. R., Koritnik, D. R., Martin, L. N. et al. 1989. Cage enrichment, physiology, and behavior in nursery-reared rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 19(Supplement ), 53-57.

Serum hormone levels in pregnant cynomolgus monkeys

Monkeys were trained to present their arms through the bars of the cage to the technician who then draws blood from a vein without difficulty. [Training technique is not described.]

Year Published: 1989Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hein, P. R., Schatorje, J. S., Frencken, H. J. et al. 1989. Serum hormone levels in pregnant cynomolgus monkeys. Journal of Medical Primatology 18, 133-142.

The training of cynomolgus monkeys and how the human/animal relationship improves with environmental and mental enrichment

This paper will attempt to show the marked improvement in behaviour of a small group of female cynomolgus monkeys, after a period of routine training and human interaction. A relatively short, but predictable, course of routine handling and feeding enabled...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Animal Training, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Heath, M. 1989. The training of cynomolgus monkeys and how the human/animal relationship improves with environmental and mental enrichment. Animal Technology 40(1), 11-22.

Environmental enrichment and its effects on the individual

In macaques and baboons, stereotypy is reduced or stopped by supplying "one or more perches ... and other cage furniture", especially "a woodchip substrate which includes food items ... as provisioned substrate for foraging"

Year Published: 1989Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Harris, D. H. R. 1989. Environmental enrichment and its effects on the individual. In: Laboratory Animal Welfare Research - Primates. UFAW [Universities Federation for Animal Welfare] (ed), 15-16. UFAW, Potters Bar, UK.