Environmental Enrichment

Goldfish as enrichment for singly housed chimpanzees

The aquarium [with a single goldfish] was attached to the outside of the chimpanzee's cage ... so that the single-caged subject was able to touch the aquarium but not the fish itself. At the conclusion of this study the authors...

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

Citation: Kessel, A. L., Brent, L. 1996. Goldfish as enrichment for singly housed chimpanzees. Animal Technology 47, 1-8.

Space utilization by captive-born baboons (Papio sp.) before and after provision of structural enrichment

Eight baboon groups (Papio sp.) were observed for over one hundred scan samples both before and after the provision of structural enrichment. Additions to their home-cage included a galvanized ladder suspended horizontally by chains and a plastic drum hung from...

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, HousingAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kessel, A. L., Brent, L. 1996. Space utilization by captive-born baboons (Papio sp.) before and after provision of structural enrichment. Animal Welfare 5(1), 37-44.

Rummaging for enrichment ideas

Description of several food dispensers.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment

Citation: Holsomback, A. 1996. Rummaging for enrichment ideas. The Shape of Enrichment 5(3), 7-8.

Enrichment options: Primates

I made two orange and lemon flavored Jello molds filled with a variety of fruits.

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

Citation: Hawk, M. 1996. Enrichment options: Primates . Animal Keepers' Forum 23(1), 24.

Can natural plant growth provide a sustained environmental enrichment?

Since natural plant covers constantly change, they may provide a continuous environmental enrichment.

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

Citation: Gaidon, G. M., Kummer, H. 1996. Can natural plant growth provide a sustained environmental enrichment? Proceedings of the Congress of the International Primatological Society and Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, 675 (Abstract).

Novel objects and learning as enrichment for captive common marmosets Callithrix jacchus jacchus

The studies have implications in the field of animal welfare in that they suggest that laboratory marmosets' behaviour can be enriched by giving the animals an opportunity to learn and to work for their food, and by rotating a set...

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

Citation: Foster, F. C. 1996. Novel objects and learning as enrichment for captive common marmosets Callithrix jacchus jacchus. Australian Primatology 10(3), 2-10.

Enrichment during development induces enduring increases in resting cerebral glucose metabolism in monkeys

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

Citation: Raleigh, M. J., Melega, W. P., Huang, S. C. et al. 1996. Enrichment during development induces enduring increases in resting cerebral glucose metabolism in monkeys. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 22(Pt 2), 1133 (Abstract).

Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins

Simple foraging devices are described.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Tree Shrew

Citation: Morrison, C. 1996. Enrichment for tree shrews and tamarins. The Shape of Enrichment 5(1), 8.

Enrichment options: Primates

Description of a 'forage hammock'.

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

Citation: McClelland, D. 1996. Enrichment options: Primates. Animal Keepers' Forum 23(4), 162.

Definitions and goals of enrichment

Discussion of the goals of environmental enrichment.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Markowitz, H. , Gavazzi, A. 1996. Definitions and goals of enrichment. In: The Well-Being of Animals in Zoo and Aquarium Sponsored Research . Burghardt, G. M., Bielitzki, J. T., Boyce, J. R., Schaeffer, D. O. (eds), 85-90. Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, Bethesda, MD.