Nonhuman Primate

Alternatives to chronic restraint of nonhuman primates

Despite attention to details of conditioning and daily assessments of the animals' health status, chronic chair restraint is accompanied by inherent problems such as skin abrasions, necrosis of the ischial callosities, position-dependent edema, inguinal hernia, rectal prolapse, and laryngeal air...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Morton, W. R., Knitter, G. H., Smith, P. M. et al. 1987. Alternatives to chronic restraint of nonhuman primates. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 191, 1282-1286.

Post-occupancy evaluation in the zoo

We investigated the effects of translocating great apes from barren cages to innovative naturalistic habitats. ... For both gorillas and orangutans, the new environment had the effect of reducing the variety and frequency of aggressive interactions. ... In the complex...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Maple, T. L., Finlay, T. W. 1987. Post-occupancy evaluation in the zoo. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 18, 5-18.

Effects of housing differences upon activity budgets in captive sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi)

Access to an outdoor environment [which was smaller than the indoor environment] significantly diminished inactivity and stimulated locomotion, feeding, and playing.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Macedonia, J. M. 1987. Effects of housing differences upon activity budgets in captive sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi). Zoo Biology 6, 55-67.

Urinary gonadotropin and estrogen excretion during the postpartum estrus, conception, and pregnancy in the cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus oedipus)

The results indicated that enrichment is more determinant than cage size, as more voles developed stereotypies in SB and BB than in SR and BR.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ziegler, T. E., Bridson, W. E., Snowdon, C. T. et al. 1987. Urinary gonadotropin and estrogen excretion during the postpartum estrus, conception, and pregnancy in the cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus oedipus). American Journal of Primatology 12, 127-140.

Manipulation of objects in a captive group of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus)

The animals frequently manipulated simple objects [browse and bamboo poles] that were provided in their home cage. They engaged in a variety of goal-oriented manipulative activities [e.g., to apply leverage, to create perches and ladders], with some instances involving joint...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Westergaard, G. C., Lindquist, T. 1987. Manipulation of objects in a captive group of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus). American Journal of Primatology 12, 231-234.

Macaques and other old world simians

Valuable recommendations to select appropriate cage size and to avoid aggression in group-housing conditions. A number of guidelines [regarding cage size] have been published, but these give conflicting advice and appear to be based on current practice rather than an...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Whitney, R. A. , Wickings, E. J. 1987. Macaques and other old world simians. In: The UFAW Handbook on the Care and Management of Laboratory Animals, Sixth Edition . Poole, T. B. (ed), 599-627. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY.

Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Strum, S. C. 1987. Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons. Random House, New York, NY.

Caging of laboratory monkeys: Alternative to isolation housing in small cages

A case study of one pair of rhesus macaques.

Year Published: 1987Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Segal, E. F. 1987. Caging of laboratory monkeys: Alternative to isolation housing in small cages. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 1, 6.

Control of excessive aggressive disturbance in a heterogeneous troop of rhesus monkeys

Chronic harassment in a troop of rhesus monkeys was related to two animals. The carefully supervised removal of these individuals brought harmony back into the group.

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A., Eisele, S. et al. 1987. Control of excessive aggressive disturbance in a heterogeneous troop of rhesus monkeys. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 18, 371-377.

Prompted progression order in a troop of captive rhesus monkeys

The 22 animals were prompted - shouting, threatening with sticks - to exit into a transfer cage and subsequently weighed one a month. The animals had to overcome fear before leaving their home pen. Nonetheless, they left in a well-defined...

Year Published: 1987Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Reinhardt, V., Reinhardt, A., Houser, D. 1987. Prompted progression order in a troop of captive rhesus monkeys. Folia Primatologica 48(3-4), 121-124.