Vervet (African Green Monkey)

USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals

This article provides a brief historical background of the events and circumstances that led to the 1985 Animal Welfare Act (AWA) amendments. It describes the development of the regulations promulgated by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1991 as...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal Interaction, Regulations & Ethical Review, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Dog, Lemur, Macaque, Marine Mammal, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kulpa-Eddy, J. A., Taylor, S., Adams, K. M. 2005. USDA perspectives on environmental enrichment for animals. ILAR Journal 46(2), 83-94.

Enrichment and nonhuman primates: “”First, do no harm””

Since the 1998 publication of The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates by the National Research Council, and the 1991 implementation of the 1985 Animal Welfare Act Amendment, many formal and informal nonhuman primate enrichment programs have been put into practice....

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

Citation: Nelson, R. J., Mandrell, T. D. 2005. Enrichment and nonhuman primates: "First, do no harm". ILAR Journal 46(2), 171-177.

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.

Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate

Questions are occasionally asked about the safety of enrichment techniques, considering that many novel ways are frequently employed to ensure environmental complexity. A juvenile male vervet monkey was found with a phytobezoar of straw obstructing the sigmoid colon. The straw...

Year Published: 2005Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. V., Dhansay, M. A., Davids, A. 2005. Risks associated with environmental enrichment: Intestinal obstruction caused by foraging substrate. Journal of Medical Primatology 34(3), 154-155.

Vervet monkey breeding

Year Published: 2005Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Seier, J. 2005. Vervet monkey breeding. In: The Laboratory Primate: Handbook of Experimental Animals. Wolfe-Coote, S. (ed), 175-179. Elsevier, Oxford, UK.

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.

Artificial colour treatment mediates aggression among unfamiliar vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops): a model for introducing primates with colourful sexual skin

Painting the scrotum dark led to more aggression when these males were paired with dark coloured males and less aggression when these males were paired with pale coloured males. These findings suggest a practical and inexpensive means of reducing the...

Year Published: 2006Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Gerald, M. S., Weiss, A., Ayala, J. E. 2006. Artificial colour treatment mediates aggression among unfamiliar vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops): a model for introducing primates with colourful sexual skin. Animal Welfare 15(4), 363-369.

Socially-mediated learning in groups of primates: models and methods

An ethological understanding of a behavioral phenomenon incorporates four levels of explanation: development, mechanism, function, and evolution. The phenomenon of socially-mediated learning has garnered a great deal of attention from ethologists, prominently including primatologists. Gregarious primates often exhibit specific behaviors...

Year Published: 2007Topics: Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Baboon, Capuchin, Chimpanzee, Lemur, Macaque, Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Owl Monkey, Squirrel Monkey, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Crast, J. 2007. Socially-mediated learning in groups of primates: models and methods. American Journal of Primatology 69(S1), 74. (30th Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists Scientific Program, Abstract #90)

Hematological changes in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) during eight months’ adaptation to captivity

This study investigated fluctuations in hematological values of 50 wild-caught vervet monkeys (African green monkeys, grivets, Chlorocebus aethiops) during habituation to captivity. There was an increase in most of the erythrocyte parameters studied during the monitoring period with the most...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Kagira, J. M., Ngotho, M., Thuita, J. K. et al. 2007. Hematological changes in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) during eight months' adaptation to captivity . American Journal of Primatology 69(10), 1053-1063.

The effect of harp music on heart rate, mean blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature in the African green monkey

The effectiveness of recorded harp music as a tool for relaxation for non-human primates is explored in this study. No statistical differences were noted in heart rate, mean blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature between pre-exposure, exposure, and post-exposure...

Year Published: 2007Animal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Hinds, S. B., Raimond, S., Purcell, B. K. 2007. The effect of harp music on heart rate, mean blood pressure, respiratory rate, and body temperature in the African green monkey . Journal of Medical Primatology 36(2), 95-100.