Nonhuman Primate

Rearing and housing history of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) displaying self-injurious and noninjurious abnormal behaviors

Postponement of initial single-housing, at least through the juvenile period, and restricting the duration of single-housing may exert a protective effect against abnormal behaviors, or may reduce the severity of the pathologies that develop.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baker, K. C. 2002. Rearing and housing history of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) displaying self-injurious and noninjurious abnormal behaviors. American Journal of Primatology 57, 82 (Abstract).

Animal care training – Monkey business

During the conference [Association of Primate Veterinarians Workshop in Baltimore, October 2001], AC [Animal Care] staff members discussed a recent survey of primate housing that shows that 65 percent of primates in research [including breeding animals living in groups/pairs] are...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anonymous 2002. Animal care training - Monkey business. APHIS' Animal Care Report Winter, 1.

Coulston lab shuttered; monkeys get new caretakers

The controversial Coulston Foundation, based in Alamogordo, N.M., has shut down, and its chimpanzees and monkeys will be relocated to a sanctuary in Florida where they will be permanently removed from research, said the Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care in...

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anonymous 2002. Coulston lab shuttered; monkeys get new caretakers. New Mexico Business Weekly (web site) September 16.

For Chimps, Some Space To Live Out Golden Years – Retirement Sanctuary to House Ex-Research Animals

Under a $19 million contract awarded yesterday by the National Institutes of Health, Chimp Haven Inc., a nonprofit group based in Shreveport, will operate a sanctuary system for all chimpanzees retired from federal biomedical facilities.

Year Published: 2002Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Anonymous 2002. For Chimps, Some Space To Live Out Golden Years - Retirement Sanctuary to House Ex-Research Animals . Washington Post October 1, A19.

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.