Environmental Enrichment

Shredded paper as enrichment for infant chimpanzees

Shredded paper was scattered throughout the room with the [group-housed] infants present on Monday morning and was removed on Friday afternoon. During a four-week study period shredded paper had limited effects on the chimpanzees' behavior, although it encouraged more independent...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Chimpanzee, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Kessel, A. L., Brent, L., Walljasper, T. 1995. Shredded paper as enrichment for infant chimpanzees. Laboratory Primate Newsletter 34(4), 4-6.

Creating enrichment programs for primates

The first step in developing an enrichment program is to gain a thorough knowledge of the species' behavior and activity in the wild and in captivity. ...The second step in developing an enrichment program is to brainstorm enrichment ideas that...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Holmberg, L. 1995. Creating enrichment programs for primates. The Shape of Enrichment 4(2), 5-7.

Animal enrichment at the Columbus Zoo

An enrichment program for gorillas is briefly described.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate, Other Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Frisch, D., Monska-Wright, L. 1995. Animal enrichment at the Columbus Zoo. Animal Keepers' Forum 22(5), 167-169.

Exploring and advancing environmental enrichment: A primate training and enrichment workshop

The [four-day] workshop [at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Bastrop, TX] is intended to develop skills in laboratory primate caregivers and zoo primate keepers to help them better manage the behavior of the primates in their care,...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Animal Training, Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Laule, G. E., Bloomsmith, M. A. et al. 1995. Exploring and advancing environmental enrichment: A primate training and enrichment workshop. Lab Animal 24(4), 35-30.

Long-term effect of inanimate environmental enrichment on young rhesus monkeys

Inanimate environmental enrichment may not be as effective for socially-housed rhesus monkeys as it is for singly-housed rhesus.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A., Suarez, S. A. et al. 1995. Long-term effect of inanimate environmental enrichment on young rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 36, 154 (Abstract).

Maternal behavior of primiparous rhesus monkeys: Effects of limited social restriction and inanimate environmental enrichment

Whereas these enhancements may lead to increased species-typical behavior under certain conditions, evidence from our program suggests that the types of inanimate enhancements we utilized have little effect on the behavior of group-housed rhesus. Our interpretation has been that the...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Schapiro, S. J., Bloomsmith, M. A., Suarez, S. A. et al. 1995. Maternal behavior of primiparous rhesus monkeys: Effects of limited social restriction and inanimate environmental enrichment. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 45, 139-149.

Environmental enrichment and psychological well-being of nonhuman primates

This chapter attempts to highlight the conceptual issues which are central to the objective in enriching the lives of primate subjects.

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Rosenblum, L. A. , Andrews, M. W. 1995. Environmental enrichment and psychological well-being of nonhuman primates. In: Nonhuman Primates in Biomedial Research. Biology and Management. Bennett, B. T., Abee, C. R., Henrickson, R. (eds), 101-112. Academic Press, New York, NY.

The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Results show that the feeding board [on which seeds were scattered] were almost always in use [during 30-minute observations]. ... There was no evidence that the position in which the feeding board was placed [high vs low] influenced its use...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C. 1995. The use of feeding board as an environmental enrichment device for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 23-24 (Abstract).

An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Our laboratory, a short time after the introduction of woodchip, became infested with domestic mice. ... We decided to adequate the original idea changing woodchip with argilla espansa ... a material that is used in gardening to improve the permeability...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental Enrichment, Husbandry & ManagementAnimal Type: Capuchin, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Riviello, M. C., Misiti, A. 1995. An alternative to woodchip as a foraging substrate for tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella). Primate Report 42, 24. (Abstract)

Comparison of four environmental enrichment strategies in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Access to the puzzles was accompanied by increase in social interaction and activity and decrease in stereotypic behaviour. This behavioural profile was also observed, to a lesser extent, in animals exposed to the 'gum tree'. ... Novel objects alone [toys]...

Year Published: 1995Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Marmoset, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Poffe, A., Melotto, S., Gerrard, P. A. 1995. Comparison of four environmental enrichment strategies in captive common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Primate Report 42, 24-25 (Abstract).