Nonhuman Primate

Evaluation of the use of novel objects by adult male Macaca mulatta, singly housed in Horsfal isolators

The novel objects seemed to have a positive effect on animals' behavior.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Perkins, S. E., Burnett, D. E., Rice, T. R. et al. 1992. Evaluation of the use of novel objects by adult male Macaca mulatta, singly housed in Horsfal isolators. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(4), 5-7 .

Transport-cage training of caged rhesus macaques

A simple training protocol is described which ensures that [most] caged animals readily enter a transport cage.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Animal Training, Handling, RestraintAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Transport-cage training of caged rhesus macaques. Animal Technology 43, 57-61.

Discovering and learning tool-use for fishing honey by captive chimpanzees

Wild chimpanzees commonly use sticks to fish for termites, ants or honey. This ability seems to be socially transmitted to juveniles by their mothers across generations. In a natural environment, the limited visibility of this behavior with regards to the...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Paquette, D. 1992. Discovering and learning tool-use for fishing honey by captive chimpanzees . Human Evolution 7(3), 17-30.

Space utilization by captive rhesus macaques

The area covered by the floor was 3 times larger than that covered by elevated structures; nonetheless the animals were located significantly more often (89.8% of 108 scan samples) on elevated structures than on the floor (8.6% of 108 scan...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Space utilization by captive rhesus macaques. Animal Technology 43, 11-17.

Psychological well-being of captive primates: Developing a facility plan to address social needs

Discussion of issues that must be considered when deciding how to house nonhuman primates socially. These issues include the kind of social arrangements, the introduction procedure, cage features and access by researchers to individual animals.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Novak, M. A. 1992. Psychological well-being of captive primates: Developing a facility plan to address social needs. In: Implementation Strategies for Research Animal Well-Being: Institutional Compliance With Regulations. Krulisch, L. (ed), 109-119. Scientist Center for Animal Welfare and WARDS, Bethesda, MD.

Improved handling of experimental rhesus monkeys

The significant increase of serum cortisol concentration associated with involuntary manual or mechanical restraint during venipuncture was absent in females who were trained to voluntarily cooperate during the procedure in the homecage. The present findings indicate that training rhesus monkeys...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Improved handling of experimental rhesus monkeys. In: The Inevitable Bond. Examining Scientist-Animal Interactions. Davis, H., Balfour, A. D. (eds), 171-177. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Restraint inhibits luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion in intact male rhesus macaques: Effects of concurrent naloxone administration

Restraint inhibits luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Norman, R. L., Smith, C. J. 1992. Restraint inhibits luteinizing hormone and testosterone secretion in intact male rhesus macaques: Effects of concurrent naloxone administration. Neuroendocrinology 55, 405-415.

Foraging for commercial chow

While sitting on swings, platforms or other elevated structures, or clinging to the mesh, individual animals seize a piece of chow [fruit, vegetable or bread] and retrieve a piece [through the mesh of the ceiling]. This simple 'food puzzle' not...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Foraging for commercial chow. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(2), 10.

Environmental enrichment by varied feeding strategies for individually caged young chimpanzees

Providing an ear of unhusked corn daily or on alternate days, in addition to laboratory chow, resulted in more time spent contacting food [primarily the corn] an hour after feeding [34% & 55%] than feeding laboratory chow alone [8% &...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Nadler, R. D., Herndon, J. G., Metz, B. et al. 1992. Environmental enrichment by varied feeding strategies for individually caged young chimpanzees. In: Chimpanzee Conservation and Public Health: Environments for the Future. Erwin, J. , Landon, J. C. (eds), 137-145. Diagnon/Bioqual, Rockville, MD.

Environmental enhancement plan for previously single-caged adult rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

To promote the well-being of previously single-caged adult (older than 5 years) rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and the quality of research done with them, the following environmental enhancement plan has been developed and implemented at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Environmental enhancement plan for previously single-caged adult rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Animal Technology 43, 115-119.