Environmental Enrichment

Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments

A critical evaluation of selected inanimate enrichment studies. I suggest that the primary problem is the lack of a general theoretical framework for environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Newberry, R. C. 1995. Environmental enrichment: Increasing the biological relevance of captive environments. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 44, 229-243.

Primates and coconut halves

Mashed food was pressed into the inside of coconut shell halves and hung almost out of reach. This worked very well for the lemurs. It lengthened their feeding time and made them work for their food. No data are included...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Lemur, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Muniz, M. 1995. Primates and coconut halves. The Shape of Enrichment 4(3), 8.

Eleven principles for improving the quality of captive animal life

Discussion of the strategies and goals of environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Markowitz, H., Gavazzi, A. 1995. Eleven principles for improving the quality of captive animal life. Lab Animal 30(2), 30-33.

Use of foraging racks and shavings as enrichment tools for groups of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

The placement of foraging racks containing equal amounts of food in random locations on the cage appears to be the most beneficial in terms of environmental enrichment. The use of racks also resulted in increased cage usage, activity, and movement,...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Lutz, C. K., Novak, M. A. 1995. Use of foraging racks and shavings as enrichment tools for groups of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Zoo Biology 14, 463-474.

Environmental enrichment in socially-living Macaca fascicularis

Novel objects elicited interest but did not affect social interactions in group-housed animals.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schino, G., Taglioni, A., Casetti, R. et al. 1995. Environmental enrichment in socially-living Macaca fascicularis. Primate Report 42, 15 (Abstract).

Effects of enriched food acquisition on activity budgets of two tamarin species at Adelaide Zoo

Simple bamboo pipe feeder is described and tested in group-housed animals. The aim of the study was to [successfully] increase foraging time with an increasing number of feeding devices [brawn bowl, bamboo pipe]. ... Prior to the study large amounts...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Steen, Z. 1995. Effects of enriched food acquisition on activity budgets of two tamarin species at Adelaide Zoo. International Zoo News 42, 284-298.

Volunteer dimension primate enrichment

It soon became apparent that we would have to look outside the division for help if we were going to achieve the imaginative program we had in mind.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Seyfried, A. 1995. Volunteer dimension primate enrichment. American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) Regional Conference Proceedings, 148-150.

Environmental enrichment in the South-American house at Cologne Zoo

Some enrichment options for New World primates are listed, including mixed-species housing.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Backmann, I., Schmitz, S., Schmiedeberg, W. 1996. Environmental enrichment in the South-American house at Cologne Zoo. Primate Report 44, 4 (Abstract).

An investigation of the effect of environmental enrichment and space allowance on the behaviour and production of growing pigs

Larger space allowance on its own did not encourage locomotory behaviour but only increased space allowance with enrichment [peat area and straw].

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Beattie, V. E., Walker, N., Sneddon, I. A. 1996. An investigation of the effect of environmental enrichment and space allowance on the behaviour and production of growing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 48, 151-158.

A novel item enrichment program reduces lethargy in orangutans

The orangutans exhibited a marked increase in activity associated with the introduction of [novel, unspecified] enrichment items.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wright, B. W. 1995. A novel item enrichment program reduces lethargy in orangutans. Folia Primatologica 65(4), 214-218.