Nonhuman Primate

Multiple sensory stimuli enrichment for chaired monkeys

Compartmentalized, sheltered, outdoor group-housing units were designed and 9 new groups established. Nineteen animals (6.4%) have been removed for injuries. We believe that one reason for this low [sic] rate of aggression is the presence of three distinct sections, which...

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental Enrichment, RestraintAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Coleman, K., Buttrick, J. L., Rawlins, J. et al. 2002. Multiple sensory stimuli enrichment for chaired monkeys. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 41(4), 117 (Abstract).

Postconflict third-party affiliation in stumptailed macaques

Stumptailed macaques,Macaca arctoides, are characterized by high levels of postconflict affiliative contacts between opponents. We investigated the occurrence of postconflict affiliative contacts between opponents and third parties that were not involved in the original conflict. We collected 10-min focal observations...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Call, J., Aureli, F., De Waal, F. B. M. 2002. Postconflict third-party affiliation in stumptailed macaques. Animal Behaviour 63, 209-216.

Effects of structural enrichment on the activity of a group of red ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata rubra)

New horizontal and vertical supports have been introduced into the enclosure. The animals have shown a total change in their activities.

Year Published: 2002Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Caltran, E., Grassi, D., Perbellini, R. et al. 2002. Effects of structural enrichment on the activity of a group of red ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata rubra). Folia Primatologica 73(6), 325. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Cage use and feeding height preferences of captive common marmosets (Callithrix j. jacchus)

Marmosets spent significantly more time at the top-positioned bowl than at the bottom-positioned bowl. .. Lower tier monkeys spent less time at the bottom bowl and more at the top bowl than upper tier monkeys. ... This suggests .. that...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M., Shand, C., Morris, K. 2002. Cage use and feeding height preferences of captive common marmosets (Callithrix j. jacchus) in two-tier cages. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 5, 139-149.

Abnormal, abusive, and stress-related behaviors in baboon mothers

BACKGROUND: Psychiatric disturbances during pregnancy and the postpartum period are especially serious, given the negative effects on the mother as well as the child. Understanding the causes of such disturbances has been difficult owing to the complexity of psychological, social,...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Koban, T., Ramirez, S. 2002. Abnormal, abusive, and stress-related behaviors in baboon mothers . Biological Psychiatry 52, 1047-1056.

Federally owned chimpanzees to start a new life in Northwest Louisiana Forest – First Chimp Haven sanctuary set to open in 2004

Chimp Haven will operate a sanctuary system for all chimpanzees retired from federal biomedical facilities. The sanctuary will not be open to the public on a regular basis. However, Chimp Haven will provide educational opportunities for students .. to learn...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L. 2002. Federally owned chimpanzees to start a new life in Northwest Louisiana Forest - First Chimp Haven sanctuary set to open in 2004. The Newsletter 13(4), 1.

The behavioral effects of early rearing experience on captive chimpanzee behavioral development: The juvenile years

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M., Baker, K. C., Ross, S. R. et al. 2002. The behavioral effects of early rearing experience on captive chimpanzee behavioral development: The juvenile years. American Journal of Primatology 57(Supplement), (Abstract).

Deconstructing Harry

With the cloth mother work, he showed that the babies - and to him they were babies, not just monkey babies - [not only need milk but] need to be touched, and they need to cuddle, and they need all...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Blum, D. 2002. Deconstructing Harry. On Wisconsin 103(4), 20-29.

Effects of browse, human visitors and noise on the behaviour of capive orang utans

Provision of fresh browse [usually willow] led to a decrease in the time spent inactive ..... it also led to an increase in the time spent by adults foraging for small food items in the woodchip floor-covering beneath the branches...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Birke, L. 2002. Effects of browse, human visitors and noise on the behaviour of capive orang utans. Animal Welfare 11, 189-202.

Factors predicting increased incidence of abnormal behavior in malepigtailed macaques

Abnormal behavior was unrelated to the subject's housing location (biocontainment vs. other facility) or invasiveness of research. Nursery-reared subjects displayed more abnormal behavior than mother-reared subjects. Across and within rearing categories, the proportion of the first 48 months of life...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bellanca, R. U., Crockett, C. M. 2002. Factors predicting increased incidence of abnormal behavior in malepigtailed macaques. American Journal of Primatology 58, 57-69.