Nonhuman Primate

The common langur of North India

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild langurs. The presence of suitable sleeping trees also affects langur group distribution more than does the edibility of the vegetation.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jay, P. 1965. The common langur of North India. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 197-249. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Principles of public health importance in the management of a subhuman primate colony

Animals used in biomedical research should not be considered as mere animals but rather as standardized biological resarch tools.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hummer, R. L. 1965. Principles of public health importance in the management of a subhuman primate colony. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 147, 1063-1067.

Baboon social behavior

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons. Weaning takes place between the eleventh to fifteenth month.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hall, K. R. L. , De Vore, I. 1965. Baboon social behavior. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 53-110. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

Sensory stimulation and rhesus monkey activity

Increases in activity level accompany increased illumination in single-caged subjects

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Draper, W. A. 1965. Sensory stimulation and rhesus monkey activity. Perceptual and Motor Skills 21, 319-322.

Primate Behavior – Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes: Baboon Ecology

Photograph documenting a group of baboons who has taken refuge from a lioness by climbing into the trees. These trees are smaller than those used for sleeping. ... The danger of predators sets limits on baboon day ranges and home...

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: De Vore, I. , Hall, K. R. L. 1965. Baboon ecology. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 20-52. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

A device to facilitate the restraint and handling of monkeys with minimal human contact

Demonstration of conventional restraint techniques.

Year Published: 1966Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fielder, F. G., Casmer, C. J. 1966. A device to facilitate the restraint and handling of monkeys with minimal human contact. Laboratory Animal Science 16, 394-402.

Restraining boards for radiography of small primates

The most common method used for temporary restraint of small primates is to tie or tape them to a cross-shaped plywood board.

Year Published: 1966Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ferron, R. R. 1966. Restraining boards for radiography of small primates. Laboratory Animal Science 16, 459-464.

A training technique for the daily chairing of monkeys

Rhesus macaques up to 5 kg in weight were trained to chair themselves.

Year Published: 1966Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Barrow, S., Luschei, E., Nathan, M. et al. 1966. A training technique for the daily chairing of monkeys. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 9, 680.

Rhesus monkeys in North India

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild rhesus macaques. Infants continue to nurse ... until they were probably about one year of age. Weaning definitely occurred when the next sibling was born.

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Southwick, C. H., Beg, M. A., Siddiqi, M. R. 1965. Rhesus monkeys in North India . In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 111-159. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

The bonnet macaque in South India

The bonnet macaque is seen only in areas where there are at least a few large trees, and, given a supply of food and water, the presence of some large trees seems to be the only limitation to their adaptation....

Year Published: 1965Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Simonds, P. E. 1965. The bonnet macaque in South India. In: Primate Behavior - Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes. De Vore, I. (ed), 175-196. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.