Nonhuman Primate

Environmental Enrichment for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (First Edition)

The senior author developed and implementated the following environmental enhancement plan for the Center's colony of approximately 700 caged rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. , Seelig, D. 1998. Environmental Enrichment for Caged Rhesus Macaques: A Photographic Documentation (First Edition). Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC.

Discussion: A plea for pair-housing of adult macaques

Practical implications of several attempts of pair formation and subsequent permanent pair-housing protocols of previously single-caged adult macaques are discussed. Of 165 pairs reported, 97% were compatible during pair formation.

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Bryant, D., Kurth, B. et al. 1998. Discussion: A plea for pair-housing of adult macaques. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 37(4), 4-5.

Pairing Macaca mulatta and Macaca arctoides of both sexes

One hundred and sixty-two female and 48 male rhesus macaques, and 10 female and 8 male stump-tailed macaques who had lived in single cages for several years were transferred to isosexual pair-housing conditions. ... Fighting was witnessed in three (2.6%;...

Year Published: 1998Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1998. Pairing Macaca mulatta and Macaca arctoides of both sexes. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 37(4), 2.

Enrichment options: Primates (title-double)

Description of simple custom-made foraging devices.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wages, J. 1998. Enrichment options: Primates (title-double). Animal Keepers' Forum 25(1), 26-27.

Housing and handling of nonhuman primates

A summary of refinement techniques of traditional housing and handling practices which suit the convenience of the investigator rather than the needs of the animal subject. ... Typically, each animal is given an identification number rather than a name, as...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V. 1998. Housing and handling of nonhuman primates. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. Bekoff, M. , Meaney, C. (eds), 217-222. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT.

The effect of duration of individual housing on social behavior of adult male bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata)

Already familiar adult male bonnet macaques were moved from one-month, and 24-month temporary single-housing to pair- and trio-housing situations. The males were only given the opportunity for social integration [in a playpen] one day [for four hours] each day. ......

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Taylor, W. J., Brown, D. A., Richardson, R. L. et al. 1998. The effect of duration of individual housing on social behavior of adult male bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 37, 47-50.

Optimal foraging theory predicts effects of environmental enrichment in a group of adult golden lion tamarins

Given the lack of habituation, the apparatus designed for this study could be used for regular captive golden tamarin environmental enrichment. However, because devices that increase foraging time also tend to increase rates of aggression, a prudent approach would be...

Year Published: 1998Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rapaport, L. G. 1998. Optimal foraging theory predicts effects of environmental enrichment in a group of adult golden lion tamarins. Zoo Biology 17, 231-244.

Heart rate responses to social interactions in free-moving rhesus macaques: (Macaca mulatta): A pilot study

Heart rate telemetry was explored as a means to access animal emotion during social interactions under naturalistic conditions. Heart rates of 2 middle-ranking adult females living in a large group of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were recorded along with their...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Aureli, F., Preston, S. D., de Waal, F. B. M. 1999. Heart rate responses to social interactions in free-moving rhesus macaques: (Macaca mulatta): A pilot study. Journal of Comparative Psychology 113(1), 59-65.

Affiliative interactions between singly-housed rhesus macaques in adjacent unmodified cages

Both males and females interacted with neighbors with a mean frequency of three times per hour; affiliative behavior made up approximately 60% of male-male interactions and 90% of female-female interactions. ... The extent of both male-male and female-female affiliation, despite...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baker, K. C. 1999. Affiliative interactions between singly-housed rhesus macaques in adjacent unmodified cages. American Journal of Primatology 49, 30 (Abstract).

Monkey World’s woolly monkey habitat

Several simple feeding enrichment devices, including a herb garden, are described.

Year Published: 1999Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ames, A., Cronin, J. 1999. Monkey World's woolly monkey habitat. International Zoo News 46, 214-220.