Nonhuman Primate

The effects of food treat provisioning and human interaction on the behavioral well-being of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

The effects of human interaction and food supplementation appear to be protracted, resulting in a reduction of behavioral disorders even after the enrichment is removed.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dexter, S., Bayne, K. 1992. The effects of food treat provisioning and human interaction on the behavioral well-being of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 31(4), 6 (Abstract).

Assessing the cost-effectiveness of specific enrichment items for captive chimpanzees

The results show that the raisin blocks and the probing boards stimulated the most activity, followed in descending order by browse and burlap, boxes and seeds. ... Adult chimpanzees engaged in foraging behaviours, but rarely did they interact with the...

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

Citation: Dewey, R. A. J. 1992. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of specific enrichment items for captive chimpanzees. Master Abstracts 30(2), 375 (Abstract).

Sensitization and habituation to venipuncture in Cebus apella

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dettmer, E. L., Philips, K. A., Rager, D. R. B. I. S. et al. 1992. Sensitization and habituation to venipuncture in Cebus apella. IVth Congress of the International Primatological Society, Abstracts, 353 (Abstract).

Peanut puzzle solvers quickly demonstrate aptitude

Only one third of the [single-housed] subjects solved the puzzle.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Heath, S. J., Shimoji, M., Tumanguil, J. et al. 1992. Peanut puzzle solvers quickly demonstrate aptitude. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(1), 12-13.

A social life for chimpanzees in captivity

Even the mere 'naming' of study subjects is still occasionally being questioned. ... Yet, experience tells us that we remember names better than numbers [p. 8]. ... Primate intelligence is to a large extent 'social' intelligence. Efforts to provide an...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: de Waal, F. B. M. 1992. A social life for chimpanzees in captivity. In: Chimpanzee Conservation and Public Health: Environments for the Future. Erwin, J. , Landon, J. C. (eds), 83-87. Diagnon/Bioqual, Rockville, MD.

Behavioural enrichment of Adelaide Zoo’s sole male orangutan

Certainly, the results show that his activity levels of foraging [at the probe feeder] and eating are being raised; he is being stimulated to make and use tools, and by the same token, the levels of his unnatural behaviours of...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Harper, P. 1992. Behavioural enrichment of Adelaide Zoo's sole male orangutan. Australian Primatology 6(4), 2-9.

Inexpensive food puzzles for primate enrichment

It has been our experience that changing the contents of the puzzle and varying the frequency of presentation aids in holding the interest of the primate. No data are included in this abstract.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dailey, K. L. 1992. Inexpensive food puzzles for primate enrichment. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 31(4), 33 (Abstract).

Alternative forage types for captive chimpanzees

Chicken scratch, because it is small and harder to find [in the litter], elicited the most foraging of the three foods ['sweet feed', popcorn]. It is very encouraging to see the chimpanzees still foraging late in the day for these...

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

Citation: Grief, L., Fritz, J., Maki, S. 1992. Alternative forage types for captive chimpanzees. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(2), 11-13.

Sound playback as an environmental enrichment for captive callitrichids

The environmental enrichment effect of sounds produced by other conspecifics was investigated in a preliminary report.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Crawshaw, A. 1992. Sound playback as an environmental enrichment for captive callitrichids. Congress of the International Primatological Society, 305 (Abstract).

Getting to know Ndume

Familiarization and subsequent, successful pair formation procedure of an adult female (Koko) and adult male gorilla (Ndume) are described in detail.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gordon, W. 1992. Getting to know Ndume. Gorilla 15(2), 4-6.