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A comparative study of a group of colobus monkeys Colobus guereza matschiei before and after enrichment of their captive environment (1998)

Spendrup, S. , Larsson, H. O.

Abstract

The effect of the enrichment devices [barklitter, branches, basket filled with 'goodies', etc.] applied on the colobus exhibit could be seen both in a totally higher score for 'activity' [29.3%], and a higher amount of social interactions [16.5%].

Published
1998

Animal Type
Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate
Topic
Environmental Enrichment

Citation
Spendrup, S. , Larsson, H. O. 1998. A comparative study of a group of colobus monkeys Colobus guereza matschiei before and after enrichment of their captive environment. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, E. (eds), 219-229. The Shape of Enrichment, San Diego, CA.

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