Other Nonhuman Primate

Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application

Only social contact satisfies the goal of promoting a wide variety of species-typical activities while at the same time reducing or preventing the development of abnormal behavior... A number of toys should be provided initially and rotated on a regular...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Lutz, C. K., Novak, M. 2005. Environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates: Theory and application. ILAR Journal 46(2), 178-191.

Auditory enrichment for zoo-housed gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wells, D. L., Coleman, D., Hepper, P. G. 2005. Auditory enrichment for zoo-housed gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). American Journal of Primatology 66(Supplement), 147 (Abstract).

Shaping sound environments II: naturalistic sounds as enrichment for cotton-top tamarins

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tromborg C 2005. Shaping sound environments II: naturalistic sounds as enrichment for cotton-top tamarins. The Shape of Enrichment 14(3-4), 10-11.

Stress and pairing status affect cortisol and vasopressin, but not oxytocin, in titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus)

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bales, K. L., Hostetler, C. M., Mendoza, S. P. 2006. Stress and pairing status affect cortisol and vasopressin, but not oxytocin, in titi monkeys (Callicebus cupreus). American Journal of Primatology 68(Supplement ), 39 (Abstract).

A real life King Kong story: training an assertive 1.0 western lowland gorilla (Gorilla g. gorilla) and making the most of Birmingham Zoo’s animal training course

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Allen, M. 2006. A real life King Kong story: training an assertive 1.0 western lowland gorilla (Gorilla g. gorilla) and making the most of Birmingham Zoo's animal training course. Animal Keepers' Forum 33(10), 438-443.

Behaviour of the Northern Ceylon slender loris (Loris lydykkerianus nordicus) and the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) as a result of olfactory, visual, and auditory enrichment

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ablard, K. 2006. Behaviour of the Northern Ceylon slender loris (Loris lydykkerianus nordicus) and the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) as a result of olfactory, visual, and auditory enrichment. RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 33(1), 3-6.

Social and solitary behaviour of the Northern Ceylon slender loris (Loris tardigradus nordicus) and the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) as a result of olfactory, visual, and auditory enrichment

Year Published: 2006Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Ablard, K. 2006. Social and solitary behaviour of the Northern Ceylon slender loris (Loris tardigradus nordicus) and the red slender loris (Loris tardigradus tardigradus) as a result of olfactory, visual, and auditory enrichment. Canopy 4(2), 16.

Sex, age, and life history differences in the utilization of enrichment in captive lowland gorillas

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Zambetta, K. 2005. Sex, age, and life history differences in the utilization of enrichment in captive lowland gorillas. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126(S40), 229 (Abstract).

Considerations in the selection and conditioning of Old World monkeys for laboratory research: Animals from domestic sources

Preparation of domestically bred animals for research usually involves some combination of social separation, relocation, resocialization, alterations in physical space, photoperiod, and diet, as well as exposure to novel environments. The research literature that has focused on these issues is...

Year Published: 2006Topics: Animal Training, Relocation & TransportAnimal Type: Baboon, Macaque, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Capitanio, J. P., Kyes, R. C., Fairbanks, L. A. 2006. Considerations in the selection and conditioning of Old World monkeys for laboratory research: Animals from domestic sources. ILAR Journal 47(4), 294-306.

Assessing social compatibility in a newly formed all-male group of white-crowned mangabeys (Cercocebus atys lunulatus)

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Fabregas, M., Guillen-Salazar, F., Martin-Carrera, O. 2006. Assessing social compatibility in a newly formed all-male group of white-crowned mangabeys (Cercocebus atys lunulatus). Folia Primatologica 77(4), 310-311. (Primate Meeting Abstract)