Nonhuman Primate

Introducing unfamiliar chimpanzees to a group or partner

In six years, 85 introductions were made at PFA [Primate Foundation of Arizona] with no injury to any animal involved.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fritz, J. 1994. Introducing unfamiliar chimpanzees to a group or partner. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 33(1), 5-7.

Housing Husbandry and Welfare Provision for Animals Used in Toxicology Studies: Results of a UK Questionnaire on Current Practice (1994)

Behavioral abnormalities appeared to be more common in Old World primates than marmosets. This may have been due to the fact that they tend to be single-housed, as the site which group-housed their animals reported that the incidence of all...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hubrecht, R. C. 1994. Housing Husbandry and Welfare Provision for Animals Used in Toxicology Studies: Results of a UK Questionnaire on Current Practice (1994). Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, Potters Bar, UK.

An enriching approach to captive chimpanzee care

The social environment [which includes the care providers] is perhaps the most critical factor in chimpanzee well-being, more important even than designs of the living space.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Human-Animal Interaction, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fouts, R. S., Fouts, D. H., Jensvold, M. L. A. et al. 1994. An enriching approach to captive chimpanzee care. In Touch 1(1), 1 & 4-8.

Interaction sequences between chimpanzees and human visitors at the zoo

Humans and chimpanzees are motivated to interact with one another [in zoos] .... the opportunity to do this might constitute an environmental enrichment for apes.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hosey, G. R., Cook, S. 1994. Interaction sequences between chimpanzees and human visitors at the zoo. Congress of the International Primatological Society, 69 (Abstract).

Introduction and integration of strangers into captive groups of tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)

Two to four unfamiliar animals were housed together for 3-5 days in one room of each resident group's two-room cage, while the resident group remained in the other room. ... Following the acclimation period, we permitted the resident group to...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fragaszy, D. M., Baer, J., Adams-Curtis, L. E. 1994. Introduction and integration of strangers into captive groups of tufted capuchins (Cebus apella). International Journal of Primatology 15, 399-420.

Short-term evaluation of a foraging device for non-human primates

In the USA, any institution involved in using non-human primates for research has had, for regulatory reasons, to address the psychological needs of these animals. Enriching the environment through the use of foraging devices has been one method and a...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Holmes, S. N., Riley, J. M., Juneau, P. et al. 1995. Short-term evaluation of a foraging device for non-human primates. Laboratory Animals 29(4), 364-369.

Assessing group housing for an aged female rhesus macaque

It was demonstrated that the well-being of a 30 year old female rhesus macaque was not jeopardized by the fact that she permanently lived in a stable breeding group.

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fligiel, J., Reinhardt, V. 1994. Assessing group housing for an aged female rhesus macaque. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 33(4), 10-12.

Letter to the Editor

We made two larger feeders [with finger holes] out of three-inch diameter PVC and attached them to climbing structures.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Herren, R. 1994. Letter to the Editor . The Shape of Enrichment 3(2), 16.

Recycling Paper – Ideas for Environmental Enrichment for Primates

Our solution was to wrap the food up in sheets of used A4 paper. This meant that the primates had to unwrap and strip the paper from the food. .. Also, we used scrap paper, the enrichment costs nothing but...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Farmer, K. H., Young, R. J. 1994. Recycling paper. Ideas for environmental enrichment for primates. RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 21(6), 202-203.

Frozen enrichment for chimpanzees

We gave this enrichment [frozen juice container] to 19 chimpanzees of different ages and found that it took from 24 to 48 minutes for each chimp to consume the frozen treat.

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hendrix, P., Lambeth, S. P. 1994. Frozen enrichment for chimpanzees. The Shape of Enrichment 3(3), 7.