Environmental Enrichment

Environmental enrichment: An overview of theory and application for captive non-human primates

A comprehensive review of enrichment studies.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Clark, B. 1990. Environmental enrichment: An overview of theory and application for captive non-human primates. Animal Keepers' Forum 17(8), 272-282.

Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques

This paper describes the introduction of a modified caging system and the benefits to both the animals and staff. The removal of metal grids at the bottom of the cage, and the introduction of direct access to a substrate mixed...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Burt, D. A., Plant, M. 1990. Observations on a caging system for housing stump-tailed macaques. Animal Technology 41, 175-179.

Captive chimpanzee care and enrichment: A day in the life

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bodamer, M. D., Fouts, R. S., Fouts, D. H. et al. 1990. Captive chimpanzee care and enrichment: A day in the life. American Journal of Primatology 20, 176 (Abstract).

Implementation of a daily enrichment program for adult chimpanzees at a large primate facility

An enrichment program for chimpanzees in the research laboratory setting is described.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bodamer, M. D., Goodall, J., Fouts, R. S. 1990. Implementation of a daily enrichment program for adult chimpanzees at a large primate facility. American Journal of Primatology 20, 176 (Abstract).

The use of raisin tubes as an enrichment device

Knotted plastic tubing filled with raisins. Ninety-four percent of the time that the tubes were in the cage the [single-housed] chimpanzees were interacting with them. Some animals used twigs to remove the raisins in a manner analogous to termit fishing...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bodamer, M. D. 1990. The use of raisin tubes as an enrichment device. American Journal of Primatology 20, 175 (Abstract).

Environmental enrichment: Behavioral response of rhesus to puzzle feeders

A commercial puzzle feeder loaded with 10 whole peanuts is tested in two single-housed adult males.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bloom, K. R. 1990. Environmental enrichment: Behavioral response of rhesus to puzzle feeders. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 74 (Abstract).

A multi-functional environmental enrichment device for primate enclosures

We describe an extremely cost-effective procedure for modifying captive enclosures that does not interfere with research procedures and that provides the monkeys with a multi-functional device that probably enhances the captive environment. ... [Telephone spools] have become a favored play...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Bercovitch, F. B., Tena-Betancourt, E., Kessler, M. J. et al. 1990. A multi-functional environmental enrichment device for primate enclosures. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 29(1), 16-17.

The effect of environmental enrichment on aggression in newly weaned pigs

The provision of enrichment object [tire hung from chains, pig-pacifier toy , teeter-totter ] reduced aggression among newly weaned pigs.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Pig

Citation: Schaefer, A. L., Salomons, M. O., Tong, A. K. W. et al. 1990. The effect of environmental enrichment on aggression in newly weaned pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 27, 41-52.

Enrichment, rehabilitation and release of chimpanzees used in biomedical research

The main factors that we believe account for the relative psychological health of Vilab II chimpanzees [New York Blood Center's Laboratory in Liberia] ... are: avoidance of solitary housing and rapid re-socialization and rehabilitation, a caring staff that genuinely like...

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Prince, A. M., Brotman, B., Garnham, B. et al. 1990. Enrichment, rehabilitation and release of chimpanzees used in biomedical research. Lab Animal 19(5), 28,29 & 32-37.

Environmental enrichment for marmosets

Marmosets are among the easiest of primates to provide with environmental enrichment. Like other higher primates, they need companionship, adequate space with incorporated complexity, some unpredictability in the environment, ways in which they can manipulate or control their environment.

Year Published: 1990Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Housing, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Poole, T. B. 1990. Environmental enrichment for marmosets. Animal Technology 41(2), 81-86.