Nonhuman Primate

Environmental enrichment for research chimpanzees

Description of an enrichment plan for chimpanzees.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bayne, K. , Dexter, S. 1992. Environmental enrichment for research chimpanzees. In: Chimpanzee Conservation and Public Health: Environments for the Future. Erwin, J. , Landon, J. C. (ed), 147-153. Diagnon/Bioqual, Rockville, MD.

Removing an environmental enrichment device can result in a rebound of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys

These studies have repeatedly documented a 'rebound' of abnormal behavior of our subjects, typically at levels higher than that observed in the original baseline condition, when the devices are removed during the course of the study.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bayne, K., Dexter, S. 1992. Removing an environmental enrichment device can result in a rebound of abnormal behavior in rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 27, 15 (Abstract).

Nonhuman Primates: Environmental Enrichment (Slide Series With Commentary)

A slide series with commentary, introducing the need for environmental enrichment, to enable the viewer to recommend environmental enrichment options that may be appropriate for the primates in their care, and to provide guidelines for monitoring nonhuman primate behaviors that...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bayne, K. 1992. Nonhuman Primates: Environmental Enrichment (Slide Series With Commentary). Health Sciences Center for Educational Resources University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

A group of lemurs (Lemur catta, Eulemur fulvus myottensis): Activities during the day, usage of structures

Both species prefer horizontal structures and forked branches, but vertical structures are also important. All different kinds of structures should be offered at different heights.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bauer, E. 1992. A group of lemurs (Lemur catta, Eulemur fulvus myottensis): Activities during the day, usage of structures. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 333 (Abstract).

Task-directed and recreational underwater swimming in captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Facilitating thermoregulation and increasing [solitary and social] play are two reasons to consider a swimming facility to be a cheap and clean environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anderson, J. R., Peignot, P., Adelbrecht, C. 1992. Task-directed and recreational underwater swimming in captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(4), 1-4.

Two squirrel monkey toys

We describe two enrichment devices [suspended chain and rings placed on cage floor] successfully introduced to singly-caged male squirrel monkeys to increase cage complexity and foster manipulative activities.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Adams, B. W., Adair, E. R., Olsen, M. C. et al. 1992. Two squirrel monkey toys. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(4), 11-12.

Perch use by Macaca mulatta in relation to cage location

Single-housed animals living in lower-row cages spent an average of 31.6% of the time perching on their pipes while animals living in upper-row cages perched only 6.9% of the time. Access to the vertical dimension of the cage was more...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Woodbeck, T., Reinhardt, V. 1991. Perch use by Macaca mulatta in relation to cage location. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 30(4), 11-12.

Practice makes predictable: The differential effect of repeated sampling on behavioral and physiological responses in monkeys

In our laboratory, we have made it a point to minimize the human-animal interactions, assuming that by minimizing interactions, we optimize experimental conditions by eliminating confounding handling effects. The results presented here, however, suggest that it may be necessary to...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boccia, M. L., Broussard, C., Scanlan, J. et al. 1992. Practice makes predictable: The differential effect of repeated sampling on behavioral and physiological responses in monkeys. In: The Inevitable Bond: Examining Scientist-Animal Interactions. Davis, H. , Balfour, A. D. (eds), 153-170. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.

Chimpanzee training and behavioural research: A symbiotic relationship

Training can offer some tremendous benefits to behavioral scientist working with nunhuman primates.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A. 1992. Chimpanzee training and behavioural research: A symbiotic relationship. American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums/Canadian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA/CAZPA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 403-410.

Sustaining captive primate `natural’ behavior via psychological enrichment

Valuable recommendations for the enrichment of environment for captive primates.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clark, B. 1992. Sustaining captive primate `natural' behavior via psychological enrichment. Proceedings of the National Conference of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) 17, 123-145.