Nonhuman Primate

Facilitating social harmony in a primate group

Installing an inexpensive electric net fencing system offered safe and innovative separation to two groups of monkeys in the field enclosure. Animals with incentive to transfer between areas successfully penetrated the electric net fence by leaping over it, or darting...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: O'Neill-Wagner, P. L. 1996. Facilitating social harmony in a primate group. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 323-325.

Influence of availability of perches on the behavioral well-being of captive, group-living mangabeys

A total deprivation of perches yielded an increase in aggressive behaviors and locomotion, and a decrease in cohesiveness. Placing perches progressively in the experimental cage restored the level of all the variables to levels found in the control cage [with...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Neveu, H., Deputte, B. L. 1996. Influence of availability of perches on the behavioral well-being of captive, group-living mangabeys. American Journal of Primatology 38, 175-185.

Environment Enrichment Program for Serial Probe Recognition (SPR) Trained Macaca Mulatta

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Nipwoda, M. T., Finger, A. V., Kahler, D. W. 1996. Environment Enrichment Program for Serial Probe Recognition (SPR) Trained Macaca Mulatta. Technical Report No. USAAMRICD-TR-96-06 . US Army Med Res Inst. of Chem Def, Aberdeen Proving Ground, UK.

Improving the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates by providing appropriate therapeutic devices

Injurious self-biting is one of the most serious problems. ... In most cases, the monkey's behavior improves over time with these interventions [access to inanimate enrichment options].

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Niemeyer, C., Gray, E. G., Stephen, T. 1996. Improving the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates by providing appropriate therapeutic devices. Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 678 (Abstract).

Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins

Simple foraging devices are described.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Tree Shrew

Citation: Morrison, C. 1996. Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins. The Shape of Enrichment 5(1), 8.

Space requirement stipulations for caged non-human primates in the United States: A critical review

Cage space requirements for non-human primates in the United States of America are less than those in European countries. Studies in support of the assumption that the US legal minimum cage size provides adequate space have limited value because they...

Year Published: 1996Topics: HousingAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Liss, C., Stevens, C. 1996. Space requirement stipulations for caged non-human primates in the United States: A critical review. Animal Welfare 5(4), 361-372 .

Enrichment options: Primates

Description of a 'forage hammock'.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McClelland, D. 1996. Enrichment options: Primates. Animal Keepers' Forum 23(4), 162.

Refining the blood collection procedure for macaques

Training protocol is described. These findings lead to the conclusion that training nonhuman primates to cooperate during venipuncture in their familiar home environment offers a methodological refinement by eliminating significant cortisol responses.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1996. Refining the blood collection procedure for macaques. Lab Animal 25(1), 32-35.

Training as enrichment

Training may be the best management tool an animal care giver can use. In 1989 the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago started training their orangutans to accept insulin injections using operant conditioning and target training techniques. They have also taught these...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: All/General, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Martin, S. 1996. Training as enrichment. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 139-143.

Frequently asked questions about safe pair-housing of macaques

Nine frequently asked questions regarding safe pair-housing protocols for macaques are addressed.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1996. Frequently asked questions about safe pair-housing of macaques. Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Newsletter 7(1), 11.