Nonhuman Primate
A Training Program for Semen Collection in Gorillas (Videotape With Commentary)
Training technique to ensure cooperation of single-housed adult male gorillas during physical examination, injection, semen collection are described and very clearly demonstrated.
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Brown, C. S. 1998. A Training Program for Semen Collection in Gorillas (Videotape With Commentary). Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NB.
Read MoreA training program for noninvasive semen collection in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
A training program for voluntary semen collection [and cursory physical examination] in a bachelor group of [three] western lowland gorillas is described. Training was based on shaping behavioral responses with positive reinforcement using verbal and food rewards. The first manually...
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Brown, C. S., Loskutoff, N. M. 1998. A training program for noninvasive semen collection in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Zoo Biology 17, 143-151.
Read MoreTomorrow’s animal management today – semen collection in gorillas using behavioral training
Three male gorillas were trained to provide semen samples and allow a physical examination. Training was based on a standard training method - food rewards and verbal praise.
Year Published: 1998Topics: Animal Training, Biological Sampling & Physiological MeasurementAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Brown, C. S. 1998. Tomorrow's animal management today - semen collection in gorillas using behavioral training. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 416-418.
Read MoreEncouraging natural feeding behavior in captive Varecia variegata variegata
Providing food on the mesh cage roof or suspending food in wire baskets from trees encouraged group-housed lemurs to spent more time feeding.
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Britt, A. 1998. Encouraging natural feeding behavior in captive Varecia variegata variegata. Zoo Biology 17, 379-392.
Read MoreDestructible toys as enrichment for captive chimpanzees
Nine singly caged chimpanzees were provided with eight different toys made of plastic, vinyl, or cloth one at a time or several at once. The toys remained in the cages an average of three days. The chimpanzees varied greatly in...
Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Brent, L., Stone, A. M. 1998. Destructible toys as enrichment for captive chimpanzees. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 1, 5-14.
Read MoreWhat is enrichment? From the Forest – Duke University Primate Center Newsletter(November), 1
The concept of environmental enrichment is outlined and some enrichment ideas for lemurs presented.
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Boyd, H. 1998. What is enrichment? From the Forest - Duke University Primate Center Newsletter(November), 1.
Read MoreCrowding stress and violent injuries among behaviorally inhibited rhesus macaques
A rhesus group of 36 animals was kept during 6 'warm' months in a large outdoor enclosure, during 6 'cold' months confined in a building. During the 6-month period of confinement stress, a fivefold acceleration in [medically-attended] injury incidence was...
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Boyce, W. T., O'Neill-Wagner, P. L., Price, C. S. et al. 1998. Crowding stress and violent injuries among behaviorally inhibited rhesus macaques. Health Psychology 17, 285-289.
Read MoreDifferences in stress reactivity of laboratory macaques measured by heart period and respiratory sinus arrhythmia
Exposure to an unfamiliar technician with capture gloves stimulated cardiac reactivity more strongly than an intense sound. ... Behavior responses to the glove indicated that all subjects consistently perceived this 'ecologically relevant' stimulus as threatening.
Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Bowers, C. L., Crockett, C. M., Bowden, D. M. 1998. Differences in stress reactivity of laboratory macaques measured by heart period and respiratory sinus arrhythmia. American Journal of Primatology 45, 245-261.
Read MoreTraining rhesus macaques for the pole and collar system
I trained two [adult] male Rhesus over the past year with the pole and collar system and neither of them need the squeeze mechanism to hook their collar. One of them sits still and waits for me to hook his...
Year Published: 1998Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Cohen, J. 1998. Training rhesus macaques for the pole and collar system. Primate Enrichment Forum (PEF, March 9, 1998) .
Read MoreCognitive enrichment: Problem solving abilities of captive white-bellied spider monkeys
The influence of a puzzle box feeder, as a cognitive enrichment device, on the activity and behaviour patterns of a population of four white-bellied spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth) was studied at Bristol Zoo. ... It is suggested that the...
Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate
Citation: Citrynell, P. 1998. Cognitive enrichment: Problem solving abilities of captive white-bellied spider monkeys. Primate Eye 66, 16-17.
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