Nonhuman Primate

Safety procedures for handling monkeys

Photographic demonstration of the traditional enforced injection method. All monkeys are dangerous [p. 207]. ... Monkeys should not be handled in the fully-conscious state [p. 211].

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ackerley, E. T., Stones, P. B. 1969. Safety procedures for handling monkeys. Laboratory Animal Handbooks 4, 207-211.

Aggressive behavior in Old World monkeys and apes

Photo showing lioness threatening baboons who have escaped into a tree.

Year Published: 1968Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Washburn, S. L. , Hamburg, D. A. 1968. Aggressive behavior in Old World monkeys and apes. In: Primates - Studies in Adaptation and Variability. Jay, P. C. (ed), 458-478. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, NY.

A comparison of outdoor and indoor housing of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Survival in the outdoor pens averaged 80-90%, which was the same as for the indoor monkeys. Body weight gain in the outdoor monkeys averaged 62% increase, in comparison to 43% gain in the indoor monkeys over the same time period....

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Banerjee, B. N., Woodard, G. 1970. A comparison of outdoor and indoor housing of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Laboratory Animal Care [Laboratory Animal Science] 20, 80-82.

Restraint of monkeys in clinical examination and treatment

Restraint is recommended because monkeys can inflict severe injuries to veterinarians...during medical examination and treatment..

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Altman, N. H. 1970. Restraint of monkeys in clinical examination and treatment . Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 159, 1222.

Baboon Ecology – African Field Research

Excellent overview of the species-typical behavior of wild baboons. At night, the baboons that we observed in Amboseli slept only in trees. In the Serengeti plains, on the other hand, baboons were observed on a kopje (rocky outcropping). ... The...

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Altmann, S. A. , Altmann, J. 1970. Baboon Ecology - African Field Research. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

Macaca Mulatta: Management of a Laboratory Breeding Colony

The M. mulatta, an agile, unpredictable, and often vicious creature with sharp teeth .... deserves the respect of all persons who work with it [p. 44]. ... Personnel must wear heavy protective clothing - particularly gloves - to protect against...

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Valerio, D. A., Miller, R. L., Innes, J. R. M. et al. 1969. Macaca Mulatta. Management of a Laboratory Breeding Colony. Academic Press, New York, NY.

Selected hematologic, serum chemical, and arterial blood gas characteristics of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

Catching and restraint procedures resulted in respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis. Sedation reduced, but did not eliminate this stress response.

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Manning, P. J., Lehner, N. D. M., Feldner, M. A. et al. 1969. Selected hematologic, serum chemical, and arterial blood gas characteristics of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). Laboratory Animal Care [Laboratory Animal Science] 19, 831-837.

Proposed procedure for the housing and handling of simians to decrease the transmission of disease to man

In general, simians should be handled only after they have been anaesthetized or suitably sedated. On no account should a person attempt to handle a simian alone; 2 persons should always be present, one of whom is an experienced handler....

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: International Association of Microbiological Societies 1969. Proposed procedure for the housing and handling of simians to decrease the transmission of disease to man. Laboratory Animal Handbooks 4, 255-266.

Marmosets: Their potential in experimental medicine

Conventional double-tier caging system with dark lower-rows is documented.

Year Published: 1969Animal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gengozian, N. 1969. Marmosets: Their potential in experimental medicine. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 162, 336-362.

An apparatus for the transportation and restraint of nonhuman primates

After 1-1.5 hours of board-restraint, bonnet macaques exhibited signs of impaired mobility as a result of the restraint and consequent struggling.

Year Published: 1970Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Swan, S. M. 1970. An apparatus for the transportation and restraint of nonhuman primates. Laboratory Animal Care [Laboratory Animal Science] 20, 1131-1132.