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The provision of cage furnishings as environmental enrichment at the Primate Foundation of Arizona (1997)

Howell, S. M., Miteva, E., Fritz, J. et al.

Abstract

Results suggest a preference for horizontal furnishings above the enclosure floor. Adults infrequently used 'moving' furnishings (e.g., swinging ropes, hanging tubes, etc...) and seemed to prefer 'stable' horizontal furnishings (e.g., benches, logs) above the enclosure floor.

Published
1997

Animal Type
Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate
Topic
Environmental Enrichment

Citation
Howell, S. M., Miteva, E., Fritz, J. et al. 1997. The provision of cage furnishings as environmental enrichment at the Primate Foundation of Arizona. The Newsletter 9(2), 1-5.

Full Article
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