Behavioral Implications of Enrichment for Golden Lion Tamarins: A Tool for Ex Situ Conservation

Authors: Kimberly Sanders, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: callitrichid, enrichment, foraging, golden lion tamarin, primate, puzzle feeder

2020

Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas

Authors: Meredith L Bastian, David R Glendinning, Janine L Brown, Nicole P Boisseau, Katie L Edwards

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress

2020

Monitoring great ape heart health through innovative electrocardiogram technology: Training methodologies and welfare implications

Authors: Christina Cloutier Barbour, Marietta D Danforth, Hayley Murphy, Meg M Sleeper, Ilana Kutinsky

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arrythmia, electrocardiogram, great ape, heart disease, welfare

2020

Music for Monkeys: Building Methods to Design with White-Faced Sakis for Animal-Driven Audio Enrichment Devices

Authors: Roosa Piitulainen, Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal technology, animal-computer-interaction, audio enrichment, white-faced saki

2020

Understanding the Behavior of Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees During Public Programs

Authors: Bethany K Hansen, Lydia M Hopper, Amy L Fultz, Stephen R Ross

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoös

Keywords: ethnoprimatology, human-animal interaction, primate, sanctuary, space use, welfare

2020

Using a Touchscreen Paradigm to Evaluate Food Preferences and Response to Novel Photographic Stimuli of Food in Three Primate Species (Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes, and Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Sarah M Huskisson, Sarah L Jacobson, Crystal L Egelkamp, Stephen R Ross, Lydia M Hopper

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Primatology

Keywords: photograph, preference testing, primate, touchscreen, welfare, worth valuations

2020

Zoo‐housed mammals do not avoid giving birth on weekends

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Samantha J Ward, Amanda Ferguson, Hannah Jenkins, Sonya P Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: stress response, visitor effect, weekend effect, welfare, zoo visitors

2020

Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare

Authors: Christian P. Howell, Susan M. Cheyne

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animals, behavior, primates, well-being, zoos

2019

Gum feeder as environmental enrichment for zoo marmosets and tamarins

Authors: B. Regaiolli, C. Angelosante, G. Marliani, P. A. Accorsi, S. Vaglio, C. Spiezio

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: callitrichines, gum arabic, zoo primate welfare

2019

Human speech reduces pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea) feeding and resting at a Peruvian tourist site, with louder volumes decreasing visibility

Authors: Rebecca L. Sheehan, Sarah Papworth

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: acoustic disturbance, ecotourism, flight initiation, pygmy marmoset

2019