Other Nonhuman Primate

Influence of availability of perches on the behavioral well-being of captive, group-living mangabeys

A total deprivation of perches yielded an increase in aggressive behaviors and locomotion, and a decrease in cohesiveness. Placing perches progressively in the experimental cage restored the level of all the variables to levels found in the control cage [with...

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Neveu, H., Deputte, B. L. 1996. Influence of availability of perches on the behavioral well-being of captive, group-living mangabeys. American Journal of Primatology 38, 175-185.

Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins

Simple foraging devices are described.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Tree Shrew

Citation: Morrison, C. 1996. Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins. The Shape of Enrichment 5(1), 8.

Training as enrichment

Training may be the best management tool an animal care giver can use. In 1989 the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago started training their orangutans to accept insulin injections using operant conditioning and target training techniques. They have also taught these...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Animal TrainingAnimal Type: All/General, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Martin, S. 1996. Training as enrichment. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 139-143.

What makes novel objects enriching? A comparison of the qualities of control and complexity

The overall picture from this experiment is that [group-housed] captive monkeys prefer responsive objects to unresponsive ones but have no preference for visual complexity over simplicity.

Year Published: 1996Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Sambrook, T. D., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1996. What makes novel objects enriching? A comparison of the qualities of control and complexity. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 35(4), 1-4.

Effects of straw bedding on non-social and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Two individuals were frequently observed to hold their ears or head while the exhibit was in an unbedded condition. This behavior virtually disappeared in the enriched condition. ... Of the eight individuals found to engage in coprophagy, five individuals were...

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brown, D. L. , Gold, K. C. 1997. Effects of straw bedding on non-social and abnormal behavior of captive lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). In: Proceedings on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Holst, B. (ed), 27-35. Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, DK.

Training gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) for noninvasive semen collection

Training was based on a standard training method - food rewards and verbal praise.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brown, C. S. 1997. Training gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) for noninvasive semen collection. American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV) Annual Conference Proceedings, 201-203.

Orangutan facility design, future direction, and today’s choices

General considerations for orangutan facility design.

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Coe, J. C. , Larue, M. 1997. Orangutan facility design, future direction, and today's choices. In: Orangutan Species Survival Plan Husbandry Manual. Sodaro C. (ed), 138-149. Atlanta Orangutan SSP, Atlanta, GA.

Environmental control: An important feature of good captive callitrichid environment

General discussion of environmental enrichment. It is argued that callitrichid enclosures should be designed to provide variability in the physical and social environment in which individuals have an opportunity to exhibit preferences and where environmental changes is initiated by the...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1997. Environmental control: An important feature of good captive callitrichid environment. In: Marmosets and Tamarins in Biological and Biomedical Research. Proceedings of a Workshop. Pryce, C., Scott, L., Schnell, C. (eds), 47-53. DSSD Imagery, Salisbury, UK.

Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory

Caretakers should seek knowledge of the natural lifestyles of the primates in their charge, and attempt to reproduce in the captive environment the salient aspects of the natural habitats that are biologically relevant to the animals. The aim of this...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Handling, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Capuchin, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1997. Considerations for the housing and handling of New World primates in the laboratory. In: Comfortable Quarters for Laboratory Animals, Eighth Edition. Reinhardt, V. (ed), 75-84. Animal Welfare Institute: Washington, DC.

The use of operant conditioning in training husbandry behaviors in white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia): A model for animal keepers

Year Published: 1997Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Guidetti, P. A., Gold, K., Frampton, T. L. et al. 1997. The use of operant conditioning in training husbandry behaviors in white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia): A model for animal keepers. In: Complete North American Regional Studbook for the White-Faced Saki (Pithecia Pithecica). Frampton, T. (ed), 4-8. Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, MA.