Nonhuman Primate

Inexpensive recreational opportunities for a gorilla

The male gorilla demonstrated great ingenuity in using rubber tires, hoses, tubes, branches, and burlap bags.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Glick, C. 1977. Inexpensive recreational opportunities for a gorilla. Animal Keepers' Forum 4, 140.

Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina)

Discussion of risk factors associated with group-housing. Provision of cover .... reduced aggression among members of stable groups. Subjects in newly-formed groups composed of unfamiliar animals sustained fewer injuries than did those in groups formed by merger of groups or...

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Erwin, J. 1977. Factors influencing aggressive behavior and risk of trauma in the pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina). Laboratory Animal Science 27, 541-547.

Effects of group composition on agonistic behavior of captive pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina)

Females showed significantly less aggression in the presence of adult males [one male per group] than they did in female-only groups.

Year Published: 1977Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Dazey, J., Kuyk, K., Oswald, M. et al. 1977. Effects of group composition on agonistic behavior of captive pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 46, 73-76.

Biosocial functions of grooming behavior among the common Indian langur monkey (Presbytis entellus)

An intensive study of the Indian langur monkey (Presbytis entellus) reveals an interplay between biological and social processes. This study which involved captive animals and over 1,500 observation hours suggests that grooming behavior alone cannot be used to measure status...

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McKenna, J. J. 1978. Biosocial functions of grooming behavior among the common Indian langur monkey (Presbytis entellus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 48(4), 503-509.

Auto-mutilation in animals and its relevance to self-injury in man

Self-mutilation in non-human mammals is a well-established, although not a widely known phenomenon, which has been reported under zoo and laboratory conditions. In macaque monkeys, laboratory rearing and isolation are important predisposing factors, and the more serious self-injury is initiated...

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Jones, I. H., Barraclough, B. M. 1978. Auto-mutilation in animals and its relevance to self-injury in man. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 58, 40-47.

Some effects of living conditions upon the pattern of growth in stumptail macaque (Macaca arctoides)

Confinement and prolonged lack of physical exercise are very probably responsible for the reduced weight and size of our monkeys bred in laboratory conditions. ... This is apparently due to the impaired development and resulting athrophy of the muscles, particularly...

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Faucheux, B., Bertrand, M., Bourliere, F. 1978. Some effects of living conditions upon the pattern of growth in stumptail macaque (Macaca arctoides). Folia Primatologica 30(3), 220-236.

Woodchip litter in macaque groups

The effects of the presence of woodchips as a floor covering were assessed on psychological well-being in two pens housing 28 macaques. No negative effects were found, while aggression decreased and time foraging on the floor increased. The chips were...

Year Published: 1979Topics: Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S., Anderson, J. R. 1979. Woodchip litter in macaque groups. Animal Technology 30, 69-74.

Behavioral responses of chimpanzees to behavioral enrichment

Year Published: 1978Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Raymond, G., White, L. 1978. Behavioral responses of chimpanzees to behavioral enrichment. Animal Keepers' Forum 5, 135-136.

Effects of centrally acting drugs on serum levels in rhesus monkeys

Immobilization on restraint cross induced progressive increase in prolactin concentration throughout a 60 minute period.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Quadri, S. K., Pierson, C., Spies, H. P. 1978. Effects of centrally acting drugs on serum levels in rhesus monkeys. Neuroendocrinology 27, 136-147.

Time budget of Macaca mulatta

We measured the amount of time that 20 rhesus monkeys (four adult males, 10 adult females, four juvenile males, and two juvenile females) contained in two enclosured social groups devoted to 16 activities.

Year Published: 1978Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Post, W., Baulu, J. 1978. Time budget of Macaca mulatta. Primates 19, 125-140.