Environmental Enrichment

Bedding for enrichment

When forage materials [chicken scratch] are provided, bedding materials, such as straw or shredded newspaper, along with woodchips increase the amount of time the captive chimpanzee spends in search of forage materials. ... Whether this be the normal time for...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Natural BehaviorAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Poenisch, T. 1992. Bedding for enrichment. The Newsletter 4(1), 1.

Implementation and evaluation of a behavioral enrichment program for captive gorillas, with an emphasis on tool behaviors (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Providing captive gorillas with problems to be solved, including those that require the use of tools, is an effective way of increasing the animals' activity and challenging their intelligence.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Woods, S. 1992. Implementation and evaluation of a behavioral enrichment program for captive gorillas, with an emphasis on tool behaviors (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Dissertation Abstracts International A53(6), 1990.

Vegetables as dietary enrichment for Saimiri

In all cases vegetables were consumed quickly, with celery and bell peppers being the preferred vegetables, followed closely by squash. String beans required more effort to eat and were usually the last to be eaten. ... This study indicates that...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Squirrel Monkey

Citation: Williams, L. E., Palughi, P. J., Cushman, A. et al. 1992. Vegetables as dietary enrichment for Saimiri. American Journal of Primatology 27, 63-64 (Abstract).

Investigations of rhesus monkey video-task performance: Evidence for enrichment*

The animals have been observed to work even in the presence of freely available food.... These data suggest that acquiring food is the critical motivation of each monkey.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Washburn, D. A., Rumbaugh, D. M. 1992. Investigations of rhesus monkey video-task performance: Evidence for enrichment*. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 31(5), 6-10.

Physiology and environmental enrichment of rhesus monkeys on board the Space Shuttle

The two animals will be able to see each other through a transparent window. Video monitors which can be controlled using a joystick will serve as enrichment. Preliminary tests have shown that trained animals are able to feed themselves using...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Viso, M., Florence, G. 1992. Physiology and environmental enrichment of rhesus monkeys on board the Space Shuttle. Folia Primatologica 58(3), 162-163. (Primate Meeting Abstract)

Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992 & Primates: 1987-1990

References sorted under the following main headings:General, Great Apes, Lesser Apes, Old World Monkeys, New World Monkeys, Prosimians, Author Index

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Swanson, J. C., Kreger, M. D., Berry, D. J. et al. 1992 & 1991. Environmental Enrichment Information Resources for Nonhuman Primates: 1987-1992 & Primates: 1987-1990. Animal Welfare Information Center, Belsville, MD.

Life enrichment for baboons and two East African cercopithecine monkeys in outdoor group cages

Several inanimate and feeding enrichment strategies for group-housed animals are summarized.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Baboon, Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate, Vervet (African Green Monkey)

Citation: Suleman, M. A. 1992. Life enrichment for baboons and two East African cercopithecine monkeys in outdoor group cages. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 297-298 (Abstract).

Monitoring welfare and evaluating the impact of environmental manipulations in non-human primates housed under laboratory conditions

The need for a sound scientific environmental enrichment methodology is underscored.

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Scott, L. 1992. Monitoring welfare and evaluating the impact of environmental manipulations in non-human primates housed under laboratory conditions. Congress of the International Primatological Society , 36 (Abstract).

Bungee jumping monkeys

The three adults have never been seen on the bungee cord. The oldest offspring only uses it to aid himself in jumping to the floor from the crossbar. For the five younger offspring, the bungee is a favorite toy.This work...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schwenk, B. 1992. Bungee jumping monkeys. Animal Keepers' Forum 19(12), 437-438.

Comment on ‘Are alarming events good for captive monkeys?’

The paper by Chamove and Moodie (Applied Animal Behaviour Science 27, 167-176, 1990) 'Are alarming events good for captive monkeys?' concludes that the capture and exposure to predators improves the behavioral well-being of captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus). We...

Year Published: 1992Topics: Environmental Enrichment, VocalizationAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Roush, R. S., Burkhardt, R., Converse, L. et al. 1992. Comment on 'Are alarming events good for captive monkeys?'. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 33, 291-293.