Environmental Enrichment

The development of pathological behaviors in chimpanzees in a physically and socially restricted environment and responsiveness to enrichment

Year Published: 1988Topics: Abnormal/Problematic Behavior, Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1988. The development of pathological behaviors in chimpanzees in a physically and socially restricted environment and responsiveness to enrichment. American Journal of Primatology 14, 413 (Abstract).

Mice

Description of an ingenious, simple method to minimize odor, provide species-appropriate nesting opportunities and to facilitate cleaning.

Year Published: 1988Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Mouse, Rodent

Citation: Boyd, J. 1988. Mice. Humane Innovations and Alternatives in Animal Experimentation 2, 49-50.

Environmental enrichment for pigs: Differences in somatosensory cortical neurons and subsequent behaviour

Pigs raised in a windowless building with hanging rubber hose toys and weekly petting were less excitable compared to pigs raised with no extra environmental stimulation. Pigs exposed to an enriched environment approached novel objects more quickly than animals raised...

Year Published: 1988Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Grandin, T., Curtis, S. E., Greenough, W. T. 1988. Environmental enrichment for pigs: Differences in somatosensory cortical neurons and subsequent behaviour. Proceedings of the VIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene 2, 692-695.

Examination of various foraging components and their suitability as enrichment tools for captively housed primates

Vertically mounted foraging racks are beneficial because they increased locomotion, decreased hoarding, and appeared to increase the [group-housed] animals' interest in the feeding task.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Beckley, S. A., Novak, M. A. 1989. Examination of various foraging components and their suitability as enrichment tools for captively housed primates. American Journal of Primatology 19(Supplement 1), 37-43.

Environmental enrichment for laboratory animals

A review of enrichment studies.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Beaver, B. V. 1989. Environmental enrichment for laboratory animals. ILAR Journal 31(2), 5-13.

Feeding enrichment for captive great apes

Comprehensive discussion of feeding behavior patterns of wild apes. Description of a feeding enrichment program for group-housed chimpanzees.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloomsmith, M. A. 1989. Feeding enrichment for captive great apes. In: Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates. Segal, E. F. (ed), 336-356. Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ.

Examining environmental enrichment

A review of feeding and inanimate enrichment studies.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S. , Anderson, J. R. 1989. Examining environmental enrichment. In: Housing, Care and Psychological Wellbeing of Captive and Laboratory Primates. Segal, E. F. (ed), 183-202 . Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ.

Enrichment in chimpanzees: Unpredictable ropes and tools

Chimpanzees preferred to play with ropes which acted unpredictably because the distant ends were in cages of other chimpanzees. Normal ropes were ignored.

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Chamove, A. S. 1989. Enrichment in chimpanzees: Unpredictable ropes and tools. RATEL (Journal of the Association of British Wild Animal Keepers) 16, 139 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment: A review

The aims of this contribution are to look at three areas which are addressed by enrichment studies, within the context of a review: (1) the problems produced by spatial restriction, (2) the goals of enrichment, and (3) the evaluation of...

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: All/General

Citation: Chamove, A. S. 1989. Environmental enrichment: A review. Animal Technology 40(3), 155-178.

Environmental enrichment of a semi-free-ranging facility for captive chimpanzees

Year Published: 1989Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Brent, L., Lee, D. R., Eichberg, J. W. 1989. Environmental enrichment of a semi-free-ranging facility for captive chimpanzees . American Journal of Primatology 18, 137-138 (Abstract).