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Enriching the social experience of young motherless monkeys with companion animals (1998)

O'Neill-Wagner, P. L.

Abstract

Positive social contact, companionship, and long-term relationships developed with both dogs and horses. Yearling sheep were tolerant of the [young, group-housed] monkeys, but cats were not.

Published
1998

Animal Type
Nonhuman Primate
Topic
Social Housing & Companionship

Citation
O'Neill-Wagner, P. L. 1998. Enriching the social experience of young motherless monkeys with companion animals. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Hare, V. J. , Worley, K. E. (eds), 365-373. The Shape of Enrichment , San Diego, CA.

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