Other Nonhuman Primate

Tamarin enrichment at the Utica Zoo

Creating new enrichment devices is one of the most challenging aspects of our job. Various enrichment devices were successfully tried with our golden lion tamarins and saddle-back tamarins such as branches, insect feeders, hanging fruit from perches, heat lamps, popsicles,...

Year Published: 1994Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wassel, K. 1994. Tamarin enrichment at the Utica Zoo. The Shape of Enrichment 3(1), 1-2.

A garden of enrichment

The animals are spending a lot of time searching for different species of plants, not only because of their medicinal compounds but also because of their taste. Both seeking out and eating the herbs can occupy a lot of the...

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Vermeer, J. 1994. A garden of enrichment. The Shape of Enrichment 3(4), 10-11.

Enrichment options: Food pods and mesh feeders

Food pods are a recent innovation and are constructed primarily of PVC tubing whish, in turn, is fastened to nets or firehose. The object is to extract foods which have been placed in the tubes via internalized, gorilla-proof, access seals....

Year Published: 1994Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sutherland, R. 1994. Enrichment options: Food pods and mesh feeders. Animal Keepers' Forum 21(9), 315-316.

A study of environmental enrichment in groups of captive lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia & Leontopithecus chrysmelas)

Woodwool turned out to be a very useful substrate for group-housed tamarins. An important effect of the woodwool substrate was increased hygiene. An insect dispenser is described which was rarely used by adults, who would sit underneath it and wait...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Beck, R. P. A. 1995. A study of environmental enrichment in groups of captive lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia & Leontopithecus chrysmelas). RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 22(4), 112-126.

Effects of environmental enrichment on nonsocial and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

The use of straw as bedding material appears to have a positive effect on both specific nonsocial [feeding/foraging] and abnormal behavior [coprophagy, regurgitation].

Year Published: 1995Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brown, D. L., Calcagno, J., Gold, K. C. et al. 1995. Effects of environmental enrichment on nonsocial and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 29-35.

Female tamarins (Saguinus – Callitrichidae) feed more successfully than males in unfamiliar foraging tasks

Access to grapes was restricted to a circular hole [in a perspex box secured to the wall of the cage] of 3.5 cm in diameter. ... Females became more responsive to the additional food. There was no evidence of overt...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Box, H. O., Rohrhuber, B., Smith, P. 1995. Female tamarins (Saguinus - Callitrichidae) feed more successfully than males in unfamiliar foraging tasks. Behavioural Processes 34, 3-11.

Dealing with specific behavioral problems using operant conditioning with bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Training technique is described. Although we still have days when animals refuse to shift, scream, or act out aggressively, for the most part these negative and highly disruptive behaviors have greatly diminished.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bell, B. K. 1995. Dealing with specific behavioral problems using operant conditioning with bonobos (Pan paniscus). American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 26-28.

Benefits of a positive reinforcement training program with bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Due to the training program, we have found that we can run the bonobos off exhibit at any time of the day and for any reason, without the fear that they won't go back on exhibit.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Loehe, R. J. 1995. Benefits of a positive reinforcement training program with bonobos (Pan paniscus). American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 93-95.

Use of operant conditioning to assist in the medical management of hypertension in woolly monkeys

Training technique is described. Currently, two monkeys [one adult female and one adult male] have had their blood pressure measured in the group without being restrained.

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Logsdon, S. 1995. Use of operant conditioning to assist in the medical management of hypertension in woolly monkeys. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 96-102.

Aggression associated with changes in the dominance hierarchy of the mandrill troop at the Tulsa Zoo

Unlike their wild counterparts, captive animals cannot emigrate from the group if social incompatibility develops and captive animals have less space to flee from their aggressors. Therefore, complex social groups need to be monitored to ensure the animals' safety and...

Year Published: 1995Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Hartley, D., Bettinger, T. 1995. Aggression associated with changes in the dominance hierarchy of the mandrill troop at the Tulsa Zoo. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 267-271.