Nonhuman Primate

Animal welfare; draft policy on environmental enhancement for nonhuman primates

We have developed a draft policy to clarify what we believe must be considered and included in the [enhancement] plan in order for dealers, exhibitors, and research facilities to adequately promote the psychological well-being on nonhuman primates. Primary enclosures should...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 1999. Animal welfare; draft policy on environmental enhancement for nonhuman primates. Federal Register 64(135 (July 15, 1999)), 38145-38150.

Final Report on Environmental Enhancement to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates

Very thorough review of the literature pertaining to the interpretation of the Animal Welfare Act's stipulation to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates [9 CFR Section 3.81]. Some facilities claim their environmental enhancement programs are adequate because there are...

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: United States Department of Agriculture , Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 1999. Final Report on Environmental Enhancement to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates. U.S. Department of Agriculture - Animal Care, Riverdale, MD.

Application of an enzyme immunoassay for urinary follicle-stimulating hormone to describe the effects of an acute stressor at different stages of the menstrual cylce in female laboratory macaques

In the stress study [capture and restraint], we found that stressors occurring during the luteal-follicular transition not only resulted in acute perturbations of FSH but also led to abnormalities in the subsequent menstrual cycle in 50% of the cases.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Todd, H. E., Shideler, S. E., Laughlin, L. S. et al. 1999. Application of an enzyme immunoassay for urinary follicle-stimulating hormone to describe the effects of an acute stressor at different stages of the menstrual cylce in female laboratory macaques. American Journal of Primatology 48, 135-151.

Evaluation of an enriched physical environment: space and structure utilization in Pan troglodytes

Ethological findings indicate that access to vertical structures is important to these [group of five] chimpanzees.

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tecot, S., Jensvold, M. L., Fouts, R. 1999. Evaluation of an enriched physical environment: space and structure utilization in Pan troglodytes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 264(Supplement ), 264 (Abstract).

Siamangs: Opportunities for arboreal foraging

Arboreal foraging options for siamangs are described.

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

Citation: Stephens, S. 1999. Siamangs: Opportunities for arboreal foraging. The Shape of Enrichment 8(4), 16-17.

Postresearch retirement of monkeys and other nonhuman primates

Though discussions have often focused more on chimpanzees than on monkeys, the added attention to the former species is disproportionate to the far greater number of monkeys used in research in the United States,for whom retirement considerations are equally warranted....

Year Published: 1999Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Seelig, D., Truitt, A. 1999. Postresearch retirement of monkeys and other nonhuman primates. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 38(2), 1-4.

Coping with conflict during initial encounters in chimpanzees

When strangers meet, conflict is likely to arise from incompatibilities in motivations and expectations, as well as from the absence of predictability in interactions. This study explores the mechanisms that mitigate aggression, permit mutual evaluation, establish tolerance, and facilitate the...

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baker, K. C., Aureli, F. 2000. Coping with conflict during initial encounters in chimpanzees. Ethology 106, 527-541.

Use of temporary and semitemporary enrichment objects by five chimpanzees

The results of this study emphasize the importance of temporary object rotation and presentation of both temporary [paper, magazines, raisin boards, cardboard boxes, etc.] and semitemporary [nets, climbing structures, straw, grass, etc.] objects to captive chimpanzee environments. This work has...

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

Citation: Sanz, C., Blicher, A., Dalke, K. et al. 1999. Use of temporary and semitemporary enrichment objects by five chimpanzees. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 2, 1-11.

Sleep-related behavioural adaptations in free-ranging anthropoid primates

From a socioecological perspective, the first principle underlying sleeping on non-human primates ... is that safety from predators is paramount. .. Sleeping sites must afford the primates some measure of security. Most primates are arboreal, and they sleep as well...

Year Published: 2000Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anderson, J. R. 2000. Sleep-related behavioural adaptations in free-ranging anthropoid primates. Sleep Medicine Reviews 4, 355-373.

Effects of physical enrichment on agonistic and exploratory behaviours of several groups of lesser mouse lemurs, Microcebus murinus, in captivity

The aim of this study was to evaluate environmental enrichments [branches, foraging devices] intended to decrease aggression [of this semi-solitary nocturnal prosimian] and to increase the diversity of their behavioural repertoire.

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

Citation: Roullet, D. L. E., Gauthier, C. A. 1999. Effects of physical enrichment on agonistic and exploratory behaviours of several groups of lesser mouse lemurs, Microcebus murinus, in captivity. Folia Primatologica 70(4), 218-219. (Primate Meeting Abstract)