Nonhuman Primate

Environmental enrichment branches that do not clog drains

More than 700 caged rhesus and stump-tailed macaques housed in 29 rooms have been exposed to red oak perches and/or loose branch segments for a period of six months. Drains did not clog in any of the 29 rooms during...

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Environmental enrichment branches that do not clog drains. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(2), 8.

Difficulty in training juvenile rhesus macaques to actively cooperate during venipuncture in the homecage

The relatively large amount of time invested with little success does not make training of juvenile rhesus macaques attractive enough to be recommended as a routine management procedure.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Difficulty in training juvenile rhesus macaques to actively cooperate during venipuncture in the homecage. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(3), 1-2.

Avoiding aggression during and after pair formation of adult rhesus macaques

Tested recommendations to avoid aggression during and after pair formation of macaques.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Avoiding aggression during and after pair formation of adult rhesus macaques. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(3), 10-11.

Are rhesus macaques really so aggressive?

Several years of experience with pair housing of previously single-caged adult rhesus macaques and venipuncture in the home cage of cooperative, non-resisting animals lead the author to conclude that rhesus macaques are not as aggressive as commonly believed.

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

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1992. Are rhesus macaques really so aggressive? International Zoo News 39(1), 14-19.

Training for husbandry and medical procedures

Chimpanzees can be trained to cooperate in treatment of wounds, allowing blood sampling and injection.

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reichard, T., Shellaberger, W. 1992. Training for husbandry and medical procedures. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Annual Conference Proceedings, 396-402.

Effect of an enrichment device on stereotypic and self-aggressive behaviors in singly-caged macaques: A pilot study

The [single-housed] macaques in this study showed a decrease in self-directed behavior, especially self-biting, floating limb, hair pulling, and excessive licking, when treats were in the feeder. Paradoxically, both pacing and rocking increased when treats were in the feeder. ......

Year Published: 1992Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Watson, L. M. 1992. Effect of an enrichment device on stereotypic and self-aggressive behaviors in singly-caged macaques: A pilot study. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 31(3), 8-10.

Investigations of rhesus monkey video-task performance: Evidence for enrichment*

The animals have been observed to work even in the presence of freely available food.... These data suggest that acquiring food is the critical motivation of each monkey.

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

Citation: Washburn, D. A., Rumbaugh, D. M. 1992. Investigations of rhesus monkey video-task performance: Evidence for enrichment*. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 31(5), 6-10.

Physiology and environmental enrichment of rhesus monkeys on board the Space Shuttle

The two animals will be able to see each other through a transparent window. Video monitors which can be controlled using a joystick will serve as enrichment. Preliminary tests have shown that trained animals are able to feed themselves using...

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

Citation: Viso, M., Florence, G. 1992. Physiology and environmental enrichment of rhesus monkeys on board the Space Shuttle. Folia Primatologica 58(3), 162-163. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992 & Primates: 1987-1990

References sorted under the following main headings:General, Great Apes, Lesser Apes, Old World Monkeys, New World Monkeys, Prosimians, Author Index

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

Citation: Swanson, J. C., Kreger, M. D., Berry, D. J. et al. 1992 & 1991. Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992 & Primates: 1987-1990. Animal Welfare Information Center, Belsville, MD.

Life enrichment for baboons and two East African cercopithecine monkeys in outdoor group cages

Several inanimate and feeding enrichment strategies for group-housed animals are summarized.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Suleman, M. A. 1992. Life enrichment for baboons and two East African cercopithecine monkeys in outdoor group cages. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 297-298 (Abstract).