Nonhuman Primate

Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees

Abnormal behavior and environmental manipulation were significantly lower during the woodchip [not mixed with food] condition.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Eichberg, J. W. 1991. Woodchip bedding as enrichment for captive chimpanzees. American Journal of Primatology 24, 91-92.

Evaluation of a chimpanzee enrichment enclosure

A large, three-part playground for captive chimpanzees was constructed and evaluated in terms of area use and behavior changes. Comparative behavioral samples were obtained on 38 subjects in the existing indoor-outdoor run and in the enclosure. The chimpanzees used the...

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1991. Evaluation of a chimpanzee enrichment enclosure . Journal of Medical Primatology 20(1), 29-34.

Primate puzzleboard: A simple environmental enrichment device for captive chimpanzees

Treat-loaded transparent board with finger holes is attached to the top of the cage. Mean 'puzzle use' during four 60-minute trials was 17%.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Eichberg, J. W. 1991. Primate puzzleboard: A simple environmental enrichment device for captive chimpanzees. Zoo Biology 10, 353-360.

Assessing the effects of social environment on blood pressure and heart rates of baboons

In the social companion condition, a subject was able to have visual, tactile, and auditory interactions with his companion through the wire mesh walls of the specially designed cages. When animals were housed with social companions their blood pressures were...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Coelho, A. M., Carey, K. D., Shade, R. E. 1991. Assessing the effects of social environment on blood pressure and heart rates of baboons. American Journal of Primatology 23, 257-267.

Is social housing of primates always the optimal choice? In: Through the Looking Glass

Especially when new pairs are formed and dominance relationships are being established, there is a strong likelihood that the veterinarian will be kept quite busy suturing wounds. ... In a recent longitudinal assessment of six pairs of male rhesus monkeys,...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Coe, C. L. 1991. Is social housing of primates always the optimal choice? In: Through the Looking Glass. Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates. Novak, M. A. , Petto, A. J. (eds), 78-92. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Objective criteria of enrichment

39 cotton-top tamarins living in four families were observed following stimulating husbandry procedures [capture, birds passing overhead]. Arousal led to an improvement in behaviour (i.e., decrease in activity and an increase in affiliation) during the remainder of the day.

Year Published: 1991Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S. , Moodie, E. M. 1991. Objective criteria of enrichment. In: Primatology Today . Ehara, A., Kimura, T., Takenaka, O., Iwamoto, M. (eds), 663-665. Elsevier, Amsterdam.

Effects of woodchips and buried food on behavior patterns and psychological well-being of captive rhesus monkeys

The addition of woodchips increased exploration and feeding levels and decreased social interactions among group-housed animals. Burial of regular monkey chow in woodchips had little effect on behavior beyond that of the woodchips alone, increasing exploration and decreasing passivity. The...

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Byrne, G. D., Suomi, S. J. 1991. Effects of woodchips and buried food on behavior patterns and psychological well-being of captive rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 23, 141-151.

Decision analysis for developing programs of psychological well-being

Because overintellectualizing a problem can lead to paralysis, we must be predisposed to taking action, even though that action may be based on less information than we would like. A conceptual framework for such action is outlined.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Keeling, M. E., Alford, P. L., Bloomsmith, M. A. 1991. Decision analysis for developing programs of psychological well-being. In: Through the Looking Glass. Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates. Novak, M. A. , Petto, A. J. (eds), 57-65. American Psychological Association, Washington DC.

Efforts to promote psychological well-being in prosimian primates at the Duke University Primate Research Center

Species-adequate housing arrangement for prosimians are described.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Izard, M. K. 1991. Efforts to promote psychological well-being in prosimian primates at the Duke University Primate Research Center. In: Through the Looking Glass. Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates. Novak, M. A. , Petto, A. J. (eds), 180-188. American Psychological Association, Washington DC.

The necessity for interpreting of standards designed to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates

The provision of what is ultimately determined to be an appropriate environment to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates will obviously not ensure the well-being of each species of nonhuman primate or of each individual.

Year Published: 1991Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hunt, R. D. 1991. The necessity for interpreting of standards designed to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. In: Through the Looking Glass. Issues of Psychological Well-Being in Captive Nonhuman Primates. Novak, M. A. , Petto, A. J. (eds), 20-25. American Psychological Association, Washington DC.