Environmental Enrichment

A stereo music system as environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees

Music was associated with a significant decrease in agitated/aggression and active/explore behaviors during the AM hours [feeding and cleaning time]. .. At these times, we suggest music can be beneficial as an environmental enrichment. When colony activities are relatively low,...

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

Citation: Howell, S., Schwandt, M., Fritz, J. et al. 2003. A stereo music system as environmental enrichment for captive chimpanzees. Lab Animal 32(10), 31-36.

Social display, feeding, exploration, and program attentiveness rates for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) exposed to audio-visual programs

Ten rhesus monkeys were separated from their social groups for medical treatments lasting 3-14 days. Animals required hospitalization for conditions including fight wounds, diarrhea, and surgery. To prevent boredom, reduce isolation stress, and discourage removal of sutures and surgical wraps,...

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

Citation: O'Neill-Wagner, P. 2003. Social display, feeding, exploration, and program attentiveness rates for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) exposed to audio-visual programs. American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 119 (Abstract).

A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Tube feeders from which chimpanzees could access orange juice using either tools or their hands were presented. Results showed that chimpanzees opted to use tools to access the juice in the feeders, even though the use of the mouth and...

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

Citation: Morimura, N. 2003. A note on enrichment for spontaneous tool use by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 82, 241-247.

Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis)

The enrichment devices consisted of childrens toys that play music, make other sounds, or light up when manipulated. These were attached to metal frames clipped to the cage front. The subjects were eight female olive baboons (Papio anubis), ranging in...

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

Citation: Mikels, J., Wallis, J. 2003. Effects of cage mounted enrichment on behavior of a group of juvenile baboons (Papio anubis). American Journal of Primatology 60(Supplement), 81-82 (Abstract).

Enrichment survey results

An interesting survey of enrichment in 33 different animal facilities. Enrichment is removed the next day in 50% of cases, after 2-3 days in 42% of cases, after 4+ days in 8% of cases.

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

Citation: Anonymous 2003. Enrichment survey results. Animal Keepers' Forum 30(12), 513-515.

Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals

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

Citation: Young, R. J. 2003. Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.

Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research

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

Citation: Williams, H. 2003. Orang utan enrichment: Annual Symposium on Zoo Research. 32 (Abstract). The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK.

Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit?

The capuchins need to align the holes in the rotating disk with the cavities containing the food in order to be fed. ..There are fewer leftover pieces of the primary diet when the diet is consumed through use of the...

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

Citation: Webster, S. J. G. 2003. Can capuchins receive adequate primary diet from an enrichment unit? Animal Keepers' Forum 30(10), 420-422.

Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates

Environmental enrichment is a tool that can be used to improve an animal's psychological and physical well-being by stimulating its ability to cope with daily changes in the social and physical environment, engaging the animal in species appropriatebehaviors and activities,...

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

Citation: Tresz, H. 2003. Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates. Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ.

Paint Roller Enrichment

One of the most common problems we see here is over-grooming. In the past, we used commercially available grooming boards covered with honey and crumbles as treatment. However, grooming boards are time-consuming to assemble and cumbersome on thecages. .. paint...

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

Citation: Tully, L. A. 2003. Paint Roller Enrichment. Tech Talk [The Newsletter for Laboratory Animal Science Technicians] 8(3), 1-2.