Environmental Enrichment

A comparison of the effects of simple versus complex environmental enrichment on the behaviour of group-housed, subadult rhesus macaques

Enrichment of the environments of captive primates is currently of interest as both a basic and an applied research question, particularly when social and inanimate enhancements are used simultaneously. We measured the hehavioural effects of two intensities of inanimate enrichment...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A., Suarez, S. A. et al. 1997. A comparison of the effects of simple versus complex environmental enrichment on the behaviour of group-housed, subadult rhesus macaques. Animal Welfare 6, 17-28.

Control and complexity in novel object enrichment

We discuss the properties of controllability and complexity in novel object enrichment, their definition and present a critique of previous work related to them.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Sambrook, T. D., Buchanan-Smith, H. M. 1997. Control and complexity in novel object enrichment. Animal Welfare 6(3), 207-216.

Abnormal behavior in a captive chimpanzee colony

The purpose of this study was to link abnormal behaviors often expressed by chimpanzees living in captive environments to factors related to their care and housing. Individuals who had spent more time with their mothers had less abnormal behavior. Access...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & Management, Rearing & Weaning, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Warniment, A., Brent, L. 1997. Abnormal behavior in a captive chimpanzee colony. The Newsletter 8(3), 1-3.

Recreation for rhesus monkeys

Foraging log: We took a section of a tree trunk or branch and drilled a bunch of 1-inch-deep holes. ... The log is hung from the top of the monkey's cage.. Treats can then be put in the holes. Our...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Wages, J. 1997. Recreation for rhesus monkeys. The Shape of Enrichment 6(3), 6.

Food, behavioral enrichment, and primates: Some guidelines

Enrichment foods must be incorporated into the daily ration as part of the diet; they should encourage natural foraging behaviors and extend the amount of time an animal spends feeding/foraging.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Toddes, B., Power, M. L., Lintzenich, B. 1997. Food, behavioral enrichment, and primates: Some guidelines. Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Nutrition Advisory Group/ American Zoo and Aquarium Association on Zoo and Wildlife (NAG/AZA) 3, 1-16.

Providing enrichment at no cost

Green pine cones can cause severe diarrhea. Keepers should work only with old, opened-up pinecones. Hamadryas baboons, and mandrills will play with them, and they can be stuffed with food supplements such as peanut butter or honey, or just used...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tresz, H. 1997. Providing enrichment at no cost. The Shape of Enrichment 6(4), 1-4.

Utilization of a sensory diet approach for enrichment and mitigation of abnormal behaviors in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Treatment consisted of stimulation of the tactile senses through use of various paper media, a combing/brushing schedule and muscle pressure techniques. A reduction in the rate of coprophagive events was observed.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Struthers, E. J., Harvey, H., Walden, S. 1997. Utilization of a sensory diet approach for enrichment and mitigation of abnormal behaviors in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). American Journal of Primatology 42, 151 (Abstract).

Effect of environmental enrichment devices on behaviors of single- and group-housed squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

This would suggest that enrichment provided by social interaction ... may play a greater role in maintaining the monkeys' psychological well-being than did physical enrichment devices.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Spring S. E., Clifford, J. O., Tomko, D. L. 1997. Effect of environmental enrichment devices on behaviors of single- and group-housed squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 36(3), 72-75.

Understanding the relationship between environment and reproduction in captive animals: The role of environmental enrichment

A general discussion of the relationship between environmental enrichment and reproduction.

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental Enrichment, ReproductionAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Shepherdson, D. , Carlstead, K. 1997. Understanding the relationship between environment and reproduction in captive animals: The role of environmental enrichment. In: Proceedings on the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment. Holst, B. (ed), 218-230. Copenhagen Zoo, Frederiksberg, DK.

Effective and inexpensive environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates

An effective enrichment program will produce contented primates -- human and nonhuman alike -- and will improve the quality of the data collected because contented animals are more species-typical and show no psychological or physiological abnormalities. Hence, environmental enrichment is...

Year Published: 1997Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Seelig, D. 1997. Effective and inexpensive environmental enrichment for nonhuman primates. Massachusetts Society for Medical Research (MSMR) News(Fall), 6-10.