Environmental Enrichment

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.

Introductory remarks: The art and science of enrichment

I think that in order to have good enrichment programs [in zoos] based on behavior we need to be successful financially.

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

Citation: Maple, T. L. 1996. Introductory remarks: The art and science 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), 79-84. Scientists Center for Animal Welfare , Bethesda, MD.

Enclosure furnishings and structural environmental enrichment

Without access to the vertical dimension, many animals are limited to a terrestrial lifestyle within space defined by area but not by volume.

Year Published: 1996Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing

Citation: Maple, T. L. , Perkins, L. A. 1996. Enclosure furnishings and structural environmental enrichment. In: Wild Mammals in Captivity. Principles and Techniques. Kleiman, D. G., Allen, M. E., Thompson, K. V., Lumpkin, S., Harris, H. (eds), 212-222. The University of Chicago Press , Chicago, IL.

A unique, labor-saving primate enrichment strategy

An activity unit composed of washable, sanitizable items of interest screwed to a board and mounted on the wall next to each animal's cage. Every few days, cages are moved about the room so that each animal is presented with...

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

Citation: Leming, J. T., Henderson, J. D. 1996. A unique, labor-saving primate enrichment strategy. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 35(4), 69 (Abstract).

Human interaction as enrichment for captive chimpanzees: A preliminary report

These results suggest that simple, unstructured affiliation between humans and chimpanzees has a powerful impact on well-being, promoting activity and relaxed conspecific interactions and ameliorating undesirable behaviors [e.g., abnormal behaviors].

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Human-Animal InteractionAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Baker, K. C. 1997. Human interaction as enrichment for captive chimpanzees: A preliminary report. American Journal of Primatology 42, 92 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment: practical applications

A general discussion. Mice show clear choices for cage enrichment, and animals from enrichment environments seem to be better adapted to experimental conditions.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Baumans, V. 1997. Environmental enrichment: practical applications. In: Animal Alternatives, Welfare and Ethics. van Zutphen, L. F. MM. , Balls, M. (eds), 187-197. Elsevier, Amsterdam.