Other Nonhuman Primate

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.

Positive reinforcement training

Overview of successful training procedures for orangutans, including a very useful case history.

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

Citation: Greenblatt, N. , Sevenich, M. 1997. Positive reinforcement training. In: Orangutan Species Survival Plan Husbandry Manual. Sodaro C. (ed), 88-102. Atlanta Orangutan SSP, Atlanta, GA.

Behavioral enrichment for captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) through novel presentation of diet*

This case study suggests that novel presentation of diet could be a strategy of behavioral enrichment for tamarins in general, potentially modifying their behavioral patterns and use of enclosure space. .. Almost all enrichment trials produced the desired effect of...

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

Citation: Glick-Bauer, M. 1997. Behavioral enrichment for captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) through novel presentation of diet*. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 36(1), 1-3.

Recent reproduction and enrichment: Cincinnati Zoo gorillas

Experiences with enrichment for gorillas are reported.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, ReproductionAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Evans, R. 1997. Recent reproduction and enrichment: Cincinnati Zoo gorillas. Gorilla Gazette 11(1), 16 (Abstract).

A-mazing orangutans

A food puzzle was constructed and modified several times to take into account the subject's high level of intelligence. The results were everything I could have hoped for. Not only did he maneuver the [food] items through the maze, he...

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

Citation: Corleto, J. 1997. A-mazing orangutans. The Shape of Enrichment 6(2), 9-10.

Implementing a training program for an older, lone silverback

Training technique for hand-injection of a gorilla is reported.

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

Citation: Lynn, J. 1997. Implementing a training program for an older, lone silverback. Gorilla Gazette 11(1), 16 (Abstract).