Pairing Macaca mulatta and Macaca arctoides of both sexes (1998)

Reinhardt, V.

Abstract

One hundred and sixty-two female and 48 male rhesus macaques, and 10 female and 8 male stump-tailed macaques who had lived in single cages for several years were transferred to isosexual pair-housing conditions. ... Fighting was witnessed in three (2.6%; two female rhesus pairs and one male stump-tailed pair) of the 114 pairs during the first day. ... The time investment in establishing a new pair (transfers, observations) ranged from 20 minutes to 2 hours with a mean of approximately 40 minutes.... One-year compatibility was 89% for the 81 female rhesus pairs, 83% for the 24 male rhesus pairs, 80% for the 5 female stump-tailed pairs, 100% for the 4 male stump-tailed pairs.