Environmental Enrichment

Environmental enrichment of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) of the Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Arenas Rosas, R. , Marquez Arias, A. 2003. Environmental enrichment of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) of the Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente. [Enriquecimiento ambiental para monos arana (Ateles geoffroyi) del Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatria Ramon de la Fuente ]Abstracts of the 2002 Foro De Primatologia [Primatology Forum]. 12 (Abstract). Estacion de Biologia, San Andres Tuxtlas, Mexico.

Tool use task as environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees

Wild chimpanzees spend 50-80% of their time foraging, using tools and other forms of manipulation, while captive chimpanzees cannot. In this study, a device that elicits tool use was presented to six captive chimpanzees housed in pairs. The task successfully...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Celli, M. L., Tomonagaa, M., Udonob, T. et al. 2003. Tool use task as environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees . Applied Animal Behaviour Science 81, 171-182.

Captive orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) and environmental enrichment

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Buckley, C. 2003. Captive orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) and environmental enrichment. RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 30(1), 11-22.

It’s a wrap! The Shape of Enrichment 12(2), 8-9

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Brenner, R. 2003. It's a wrap! The Shape of Enrichment 12(2), 8-9.

Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii): Olfactory enrichment to stimulate natural behaviour and greater activity

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Boon, M. 2003. Goeldi's monkeys (Callimico goeldii): Olfactory enrichment to stimulate natural behaviour and greater activityProceedings of the Annual Symposium on Zoo Research . 212-224. Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, England.

The effect of four enrichment conditions on abnormal behavior in seven singly caged baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis)

Seven singly caged juvenile baboons were selected for behavioral intervention due to the severity of their abnormal behavior. Continuous all occurrence sampling method determined durations of abnormal and common behaviors throughout the ten-week study. Analysis of baseline behavior (fifteen 30-minute...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bourgeois, S. R., Brent, L. 2003. The effect of four enrichment conditions on abnormal behavior in seven singly caged baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 80-81 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment of nonhuman primates, dogs and rabbits used in toxicological studies

A summary is provided of current regulations and recommendations pertaining to environmental enrichment. The importance of perching to captive primates is underscored by the observation that it is frequently the most used enrichment device in a variety of nonnutritive /nonsocial...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Dog, Nonhuman Primate, Rabbit

Citation: Bayne, K. 2003. Environmental enrichment of nonhuman primates, dogs and rabbits used in toxicological studies. Toxicologic Pathology 31(Supplement), 132-137.

Visiting the vervets: Cheap and easy enrichment

Vervet monkeys benefit from such exposure [to visitors] since visitors priovide visual stimulation and thus encourage natural behaviours.

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Barr, D., Plain, J. 2003. Visiting the vervets: Cheap and easy enrichment. Animal Keepers' Forum 29(9), 369-374.

Shelter enrichment for rats

Nest boxes are a simple and effective form of environmentalenrichment. Rats accept a wide range of nest-box types but have the strongest...preference for enclosed, opaque, thermoplastic boxes. ...Tubes have proven a relatively ineffective enrichment for rats. ... Nesting paper may...

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Rat, Rodent

Citation: Patterson-Kane, E. G. 2003. Shelter enrichment for rats. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 42(2), 46-48.

A novel and cost-effective approach to New Zealand White Rabbit enrichment

A round children's pool is being used to serve as part of our enrichment program. .. We started our program by handling the [group-housed] rabbbits more frequently. . .We also noticed a dramatic decrease in rabbits showing aggressive behavior. .....

Year Published: 2003Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Rabbit

Citation: Mis, J., Warren, F. 2003. A novel and cost-effective approach to New Zealand White Rabbit enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 8(6), 4.