Nonhuman Primate

A rich ape is a happy ape

Chimpanzees were attracted to boxes right away, but quickly grew tired of them. In comparison, orangutans tore the boxes up, but used them even more after they were torn into several pieces.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jones, R. 1993. A rich ape is a happy ape. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, 79-82.

Affiliation tactics prior to a period of competition in captive groups of stumptail macaques

We show that, subjected to predictable daily routines, captive stumptail macaques adjust their affiliative interactions as if maximizing the benefits of a particular relationship. For 8 months the frequency of diurnal social grooming interactions and competition to groom a third...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mayagoitia, L., Santillan-Doherty, A. M., Lopez-Vergara, L. et al. 1993. Affiliation tactics prior to a period of competition in captive groups of stumptail macaques. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 5(4), 435-446.

IPS International guidelines for the acquisition, care and breeding of nonhuman primates, Codes of Practice 1-3

Internationally accepted professional standards for the housing, handling of and environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates. Size of enclosure is only of significance in terms of usable space and complexity within [p. 8]. ... The vertical dimension of the cage is...

Year Published: 1993Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: International Primatological Society 1993. IPS International guidelines for the acquisition, care and breeding of nonhuman primates, Codes of Practice 1-3. Primate Report 35, 3-29.

Stimulating natural behaviors: Enrichment for brains and hands

Observing that our animals were interested in the water gave us the idea of offering live feeder gold fish in the exhibit pools as a form of captive enrichment. When we introduced this activity, the adult male, Dom, a wild-caught...

Year Published: 1993Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Maxwell, J. 1993. Stimulating natural behaviors: Enrichment for brains and hands. The Shape of Enrichment 2(1), 1-2.

Environmental enrichment at Twycross Zoo, United Kingdom

The following outlines some of the many new designs for primates introduced over the past year... Our most successful feeder type has been a length of PVC drain pipe with holes cut into it. With this simple and inexpensive structure,...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mason, A. 1993. Environmental enrichment at Twycross Zoo, United Kingdom. The Shape of Enrichment 2(3), 8.

A semi-natural habitat for housing small, nonhuman primates

A semi-natural habitat that was designed to house a group of squirrel monkeys is described. Animals maintained in this environment were healthy, and none of the animals exhibited locomotor stereotypies. This facility was easier and more economical to maintain than...

Year Published: 1993Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Capuchin, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Marriott, B. M., Marriott, R. W., Norris, J. et al. 1993. A semi-natural habitat for housing small, nonhuman primates. Journal of Medical Primatology 22, 348-354.

Space utilization and social behaviors of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) housed under varying caging and social conditions

Affiliative behaviors and ambulatory activity were significantly greater when groups [one male plus 2 or 3 females] had less space. When they had access to several cages, the animals spend most of the time in one cage in close proximity...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Mahoney, C. J., Gordon, M., Briggs, D. 1993. Space utilization and social behaviors of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) housed under varying caging and social conditions. American Journal of Primatology 31, 331-332 (Abstract).

Maternal anxiety in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) I. Measurement of anxiety and identification of anxiety-eliciting situations.

Visual monitoring and scratching were used as behavioral indicators of maternal and social anxiety in small captive groups of rhesus macaques. Young infants were especially at risk from other group members during the first weeks of locomotion away from their...

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Maestripieri, D. 1993. Maternal anxiety in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) I. Measurement of anxiety and identification of anxiety-eliciting situations. Ethology 95, 19-31.

Primate Welfare, Well-Being and Enrichment Studies and Legislation: 1992-1993 [Longley, A.], 1991-1992 [McLean, M.], 1990-1991, 1989-1990, 1987-1989 [Pritchard, J.L.]

References in alphabetical order; with Species Index.This bibliography originates fromEnvironmental Enrichment for Captive Nonhuman Primates: A Bibliography, 1972-1987; Williams JB; Primate Information Center: Seattle

Year Published: 1993Topics: Regulations & Ethical ReviewAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Longley, A., McLean, M., Pritchard, J. L. 1993. Primate Welfare, Well-Being and Enrichment Studies and Legislation: 1992-1993 [Longley, A.], 1991-1992 [McLean, M.], 1990-1991, 1989-1990, 1987-1989 [Pritchard, J.L.] Update. A Selective Bibliography . Primate Information Center, Seattle, WA.

Influence of single caging on cellular immune function in female cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Immune responses are affected by housing condition. These findings suggest that single caging modulates several aspects of cellular immune function in female cynomolgus monkeys.

Year Published: 1993Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Line, S. W., Shively, C. A., Heise, E. R. et al. 1993. Influence of single caging on cellular immune function in female cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 31, 328 (Abstract).