Other Nonhuman Primate

Passive joint mobility in patas monkeys: Rehabilitation of caged animals after release into a free-ranging environment

Housing in small cages had detrimental effects on joint mobility, which could be reversed by releasing the animals into a free-ranging environment.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Turnquist, J. 1985. Passive joint mobility in patas monkeys: Rehabilitation of caged animals after release into a free-ranging environment. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 67, 1-6.

Increasing activity in captive orangutans: Provision of manipulable and edible materials

The gross motor activity of [group-housed] captive orangutans increased with the provision of manipulable and edible materials.

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tripp, J. K. 1985. Increasing activity in captive orangutans: Provision of manipulable and edible materials. Zoo Biology 4, 225-234.

A breeding colony of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus)

A breeding colony of cotton-top tamarins is described where 91% of the breeding females are from the first and second laboratory-born generations, and whose infants have a one year survival rate of 62%. Mortality is greatest in the first week...

Year Published: 1985Topics: ReproductionAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Snowdon, C. T., Savage, A., McConnell, P. B. 1985. A breeding colony of cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). Laboratory Animal Science 35, 477-480.

Integration of hand-reared gorilla infants in a group

Zoo-born gorilla infants could best be introduced into a group when about 1.5 to 2 years old; when younger or older, social integration becomes more difficult. An introduction to adult females in a small cage until strong social relations are...

Year Published: 1985Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Meder, A. 1985. Integration of hand-reared gorilla infants in a group. Zoo Biology 4, 1-12.

Regurgitation in gorillas: possible model for human eating disorders (rumination/bulimia)

Regurgitation and reingestion behavior in gorillas is compared with two human disorders, rumination and bulimia. Eighty-four percent of captive gorillas that are more than 5 years old regurgitate and reingest. Comparisons are made on the basis of ontogeny, context, motor...

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gould, E., Bres, M. 1986. Regurgitation in gorillas: possible model for human eating disorders (rumination/bulimia). Journal of developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 7, 314-319.

Regurgitation and reingestion in captive gorillas: Description and intervention

Feeding browse decreases r/r and increases time spent feeding from about 11% of the day to 27% of the day.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Gould, J. E., Bres, M. 1986. Regurgitation and reingestion in captive gorillas: Description and intervention. Zoo Biology 5, 241-250.

Philopatry and dispersion in the cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus: an attempted laboratory simulation

A housing arrangement was designed in which a natural dispersion of group members was made possible by connecting indoor cages with an outdoor area by means of tubes.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: McGrew, W. C., McLuckie, E. C. 1986. Philopatry and dispersion in the cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus: an attempted laboratory simulation. International Journal of Primatology 7, 401-422.

Space and substrate use in captive western tarsiers, Tarsius bancanus

This species uses space in a distinctively nonrandom manner, exhibiting a preference for midlevel heights and upright, small-diameter substrates.

Year Published: 1986Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Roberts, M., Cunningham, B. 1986. Space and substrate use in captive western tarsiers, Tarsius bancanus. International Journal of Primatology 7, 113-130.

Extractive tool use in captive lowland gorillas

Captive lowland gorillas were provided with log segments which had been bored to accomodate a variety of food for extraction, including peanut butter, seeds and figs.

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

Citation: Boysen, S. T., Frisch, D. 1987. Extractive tool use in captive lowland gorillas. American Journal of Primatology 12, 332 (Abstract).

An attempt at behavioral enrichment for a captive male lowland gorilla

An attempt was made to overcome the lethargic behavior of a singly housed male gorilla. The animal was provided with a plastic ball and burlap bags, and his food was intermixed with hay in order to encourage foraging behavior. Behavioral...

Year Published: 1987Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Glassman, D. M., Buttler, S. J., Willis, F. B. et al. 1987. An attempt at behavioral enrichment for a captive male lowland gorilla. American Journal of Primatology 12, 344 (Abstract).