Nonhuman Primate

Auditory enrichment for zoo-housed gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wells, D. L., Coleman, D., Hepper, P. G. 2005. Auditory enrichment for zoo-housed gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 147 (Abstract).

Neural serotin (5-HT1A) receptor binding potential and depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shively, C., Firedman, D. P., Gage, H. D. et al. 2005. Neural serotin (5-HT1A) receptor binding potential and depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 189-190 (Abstract).

Training captive chimpanzees to cooperate for an anesthetic injection

Training protocol is described in detail and the time investment presented.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Murphy, J. et al. 2005. Training captive chimpanzees to cooperate for an anesthetic injection. Lab Animal 34(5), 43-48.

Social stress-associated depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Data suggest that monkeys may exhibit behavioral and physiological characteristics that are similar to those of human beings with major depressive disorder.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Shively, C., Register, T. C., Friedman, D. P. et al. 2005. Social stress-associated depression in adult female cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 58-59 (Abstract).

Does training chimpanzees to present for injection lead to reduced stress?

Subjects were 17 captive chimpanzees living at the Primate Foundation of Arizona, aged 10.6 to 34.5 years at the time of the study. The sample included 8 males and 9 females. Eleven of the subjects were trained, using positive reinforcement...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Murphy, J. et al. 2005. Does training chimpanzees to present for injection lead to reduced stress? Laboratory Primate Newsletter 44(3), 1-2.

A novel caging method for collecting telemetry data from pair-housed monkeys

Caging method is described that allows telemetric measurements [ECG and blood pressure] of long-tailed macaques housed in pairs. The first method consisted of modifying the current cages to add a wire mesh tunnel constructed above the two adjacent cages, with...

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sheehan, J., Ziegelhofer, T., Henn, S. et al. 2005. A novel caging method for collecting telemetry data from pair-housed monkeys. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 117 (Abstract).

Controllability in environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

The animals used destructible enrichment items more than undestructible items.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Videan, E. N., Fritz, J., Schwandt, M. L. et al. 2005. Controllability in environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 8, 117-130.

Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate

Questions are occasionally asked about the safety of enrichment techniques, considering that many novel ways are frequently employed to ensure environmental complexity. A juvenile male vervet monkey was found with a phytobezoar of straw obstructing the sigmoid colon. The straw...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. V., Dhansay, M. A., Davids, A. 2005. Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate. Journal of Medical Primatology 34(3), 154-155.

The role of social environment on training success in female rhesus macaques

Subjects were trained to touch a target. The singly caged [female] monkeys reliably touched the target in fewer training session that pair housed individuals.

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tully, L. A., Coleman, K. 2005. The role of social environment on training success in female rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 98 (Abstract).

A recipe for success ? Novel dietary enrichment for nonhuman primates

When using the mixture in an ice cream cone or modified device, the animals readily accept it.

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Semler, G., Baer, J., Conboy, T. et al. 2005. A recipe for success ? Novel dietary enrichment for nonhuman primates. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 10(1), 4.