Macaque

A unique housing system for rhesus macaques

From each bank of four dog cages, we removed the ceilings of the lower two cages, making a single housing unit for macaques. To each cage we added three resting perches, a climbing ladder, windows on both sides, and a...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kaplan, M. L., Jobao, B. J. 1991. A unique housing system for rhesus macaques. Lab Animal 20(6), 48-50.

Enrichment toys and tools in recent trials

When toys were left with an animal for several days, the individual became accustomed to and desinterested in the toy.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hamilton, P. 1991. Enrichment toys and tools in recent trials. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 5, 272-277 .

Formation of a new social group of unfamiliar female rhesus monkeys affects the immune and pituitary adrenocortical systems

Eight adult females were introduced into an enclosure. Initial dominance rank was established within 48 h by noncontact threats and chases and was unchanged throughout the [9-week] study. Only two minor wounds were recorded. The animals showed stress responses during...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gust, D. A., Gordon, T. P., Wilson, M. E. et al. 1991. Formation of a new social group of unfamiliar female rhesus monkeys affects the immune and pituitary adrenocortical systems. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 5, 296-307.

Seed-feeder as a foraging device for singly housed cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Our study took the first step in testing the usefulness of a seed-feeder in single-housed subjects.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gullekson, R., Bench, L., Harrigan, K. et al. 1991. Seed-feeder as a foraging device for singly housed cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Lab Animal 20(6), 44-46.

Applied primate ecology: Evaluation of environmental changes to promote psychological well-being

In one [non-referenced] study of longtailed macaques, self-directed aggressive behavior was suppressed (relative to baseline) in the presence of a manipulable object for more than five months, for four out of five animals.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. 1991. Applied primate ecology: Evaluation of environmental changes to promote psychological well-being. In: Through the Looking Glass. Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates. Novak, M. A. , Petto, A. J. (eds), 180-188. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

The effects of temporary cover on the behavior of socially housed Stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)

To examine the effects of the provision of temporary cover on the behavior of stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides), a single group of 26 animals was observed during 25 testing periods over 7.5 months. During each testing period, the group was...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Estep, D. Q., Baker, S. C. 1991. The effects of temporary cover on the behavior of socially housed Stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides). Zoo Biology 10, 465-472.

Assessment of psychological well-being in paired rhesus females

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Eaton, G. G., Kelley, S. T., Axthelm, M. et al. 1991. Assessment of psychological well-being in paired rhesus females. American Journal of Primatology 24, 97-98 (Abstract).

Customizing an enrichment program: Rhesus monkeys

An analysis of the time budget (agonistic behavior is excluded) of rhesus macaque groups kept in free-ranging and confined [corncrib] condition. Adult animals spent about the same amount of time engaged in social grooming in both conditions (17%) but spent...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: O'Neill, P. L., Price, C. 1991. Customizing an enrichment program: Rhesus monkeys. Lab Animal 20(6), 29-40.

Simple toys do not alter the behavior of aged rhesus monkeys

By the fourth week of exposure only 36% of the [single-caged] monkeys were seen using them [rubber toys, nylon ball, gnawing stick] even once, and only 17% did so during more than one of three observations.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Line, S. W., Morgan, K. N., Markowitz, H. 1991. Simple toys do not alter the behavior of aged rhesus monkeys. Zoo Biology 10, 473-484.

Pair formation among adult female long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Most social units were formed by choosing partners at random and removing a partition between adjacent cages. Thirteen of 15 pairs, and [only] 1 of 4 trios, remained compatible for 4 months or longer following resocialization. Two additional successful pairs...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Line, S. W., Morgan, K. N., Markowitz H. 1991. Pair formation among adult female long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 24, 115-116 (Abstract).