Creating housing to meet the behavioral needs of long-tailed macaques (2008)

Waitt, C. D., Honess, P. E., Bushmitz, M.

Abstract

The use of this two-story housing system, designed to meet the behavioral needs of long-tailed macaques by increased enclosure height, perches, and visual barriers, provides a variety of benefits, including: Allowing animals to demonstrate their preferences; The ability to keep animals in natural multi-male, multi-female social groupings; Reduced stress and increased social cohesion by working with the dominance hierarchy, with the needs of low-ranking animals being taken into consideration; Promotion of infant independence and exploration; and Reduced requirement for veterinary intervention and clinical supplies.