Nonhuman Primate

The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed): Old World Monkeys

General recommendations for the species-adequate housing of Old World monkeys. Captive primates like to move upwards and look down on unfamiliar humans, and ideally the cage height should allow this. Two tier caging should be avoided. ... Old World primates,...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baskerville, M. 1999. Old World Monkeys. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals (7th ed). Poole, T. , English, P. (eds), 611-635. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Nonhuman primate outside housing in subtropical South Florida

The implementation of an enriched housing environment outside is more attainable than possible inside.

Year Published: 1998Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wagner, J. L., Disbrow, M. R., Santana, J. 1998. Nonhuman primate outside housing in subtropical South Florida. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 245-247. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

The influence of environmental enrichment on social behaviour in captive long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

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

Citation: Barbe, S. 1999. The influence of environmental enrichment on social behaviour in captive long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Folia Primatologica 70(4), 193. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Forming a bachelor group of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

The careful establishment of a compatible group of 24 male long-tailed macaques is described. It should be noted, at this point, that despite this aggressive establishment of a hierarchy associated with grouping, injuries were minor. (In fact, the worst injuries...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Asvestas, C., Reininger, M. 1999. Forming a bachelor group of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Laboratory Primate Newsletter 38(3), 14.

A simple ethological monitoring system to assess social stress in group-housed laboratory rhesus macaques

The increasing awareness of the importance of social housing of laboratory primates results in the establishment of group housing in many facilities. Our aim was to develop a set of manageable tools to allow continuous monitoring of social relations within...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Augustsson, H., Hau, J. 1999. A simple ethological monitoring system to assess social stress in group-housed laboratory rhesus macaques. Journal of Medical Primatology 28(2), 84-90.

Social anxiety, relationships and self-directed behaviour among wild female olive baboons

Self-directed behaviour (SDB) can be used as a behavioural indicator of stress and anxiety in nonhuman primates (Maestripieri et al. 1992, Animal Behaviour, 44, 967–979). We investigated the effect of nearest neighbours' relative dominance status on the SDB of sexually...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Castles, D. L., Whiten, A., Aureli, C. F. 1999. Social anxiety, relationships and self-directed behaviour among wild female olive baboons. Animal Behaviour 58, 1207-1215.

Day nest building and nest use by captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Casler, L. E., Nash, L. T. 1999. Day nest building and nest use by captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 49(1), 41-42 (Abstract).

Encouraging 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: 1999Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Britt, A. 1999. Encouraging natural feeding behavior in captive Varecia variegata variegata. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 38(2), 19-20.

PVC elbow feeder for primates and squirrels

A feeding enrichment device is described.

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

Citation: Bollen, K. 1999. PVC elbow feeder for primates and squirrels. Animal Keepers' Forum 26(1), 27.

Peanut butter bombs: An enrichment device for captive chimpanzees

To work the peanut butter and treats from the [destructible plastic] bottles, chimpanzees often fashioned and used tools. ... After the chimpanzees had removed all of the enrichment inside [food treats in peanut 'coated' bottle], the destructible plastic bottles also...

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

Citation: Borman, R., Gratton-Fabbri, L., Fritz, J. 1999. "Peanut butter bombs": An enrichment device for captive chimpanzees. The Newsletter 3(2), 1-2.