Using Outside Areas for Tropical Primates in the Northern Hemisphere: Callitrichidae, Saimiri, and Gorilla

Mager, Wim B.; Griede, Tine

doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-4918-4_37

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“…Rooms possessing outside walls had windows inserted to allow visual access to the external surroundings. Transparent roofing allowed natural daylight into the rooms (for more details on housing, see Mager and Griede [1986]). Various amounts of nesting materials (wood-chips, wood-wool, straw, hay and/or leaves) were provided depending on the season.…”

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Influence of Social and Environmental Factors on Nesting Behaviour in Captive Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Weiche¹,

Anderson²

2007

IJFP

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Field studies on gorilla sleeping sites usually emphasize environmental influences on nest site selection, as individual nesting behaviours are usually not observed directly. In captivity, nesting behaviour and influencing factors are often overlooked. In the present study, the sleeping sites of members of a captive group of 16–21 gorillas were analysed, based on 152 nights over a 5-year period. Subadults tended to sleep apart from adults but clustered around the oldest blackback male. Full siblings and mothers with offspring were often nearest neighbours. Some sleeping dyads notably endured. Neither age of offspring nor rank of adult females influenced neighbour choice or distances; an interadult distance of 1.5–3 m was typical. Group dynamics were reflected in nesting arrangements. We suggest that possibilities for co-nesting and choice of sleeping sites should be provided to improve the welfare of captive gorillas and other great apes.

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Influence of Social and Environmental Factors on Nesting Behaviour in Captive Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Weiche¹,

Anderson²

2007

IJFP

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“…For the purpose of this article, the term free ranging is maintained and used to describe the situation that primates and people share the same large spaces, even when those spaces have boundaries. For a full description of the monkey‐proof fence, please see Mager & Griede (). Subsequently, the Park was further divided into large, outside, walk‐through exhibits surrounded by water moats.…”

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Free‐ranging New World primates in zoos: cebids at Apenheul

Jens¹,

Mager-Melicharek²,

Rietkerk³

2012

International Zoo Yearbook

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Apenheul Primate Park in the Netherlands is well known for its 40 year‐old tradition of keeping various primate species in semi‐natural conditions and free ranging among visitors. Most of the free‐ranging primates at Apenheul are cebids and they are the focus of this article. Factors to consider when mixing primate species in a free‐ranging exhibit, such as enclosure design, husbandry and management measures related to visitors, are presented. Those details are thought to be crucial for this form of keeping primates to succeed. The possibilities and challenges of keeping primates free ranging in the natural social setting are discussed. Mixing different animal species in one area can improve the visitor experience and can also be valuable enrichment for the animals themselves. The species combinations (primates mixed with other primate species as well as with non‐primate species) that Apenheul has had experience with since the opening in 1971 are listed in two tables. Advice is given on issues to consider if institutions want to mix primate species in a semi‐free‐ranging exhibit.

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Moving callitrichid monkeys from cages to outside areas

Chamove

Röhrhuber

1989

Zoo Biology

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To assess the important aspects of a large area for environmental enrichment, the behavior of families of common marmosets Callithrix jucchus and cotton-top tamarins Saguinus oedipus when in laboratory cages and when in much larger outside areas was compared. All animals avoided areas with little cover. The two tamarin families preferred an indoor cage to a large open area with little cover and consequently only showed a limited range of behavior when outside. When dense cover was provided to the marmoset family, they used this area extensively, showing a wider range of behavior than when in cages and shifting to less active behavior patterns. By feeding marmosets in a central area, it was possible to allow unlimited access to the outside while effectively containing them.

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Using Outside Areas for Tropical Primates in the Northern Hemisphere: Callitrichidae, Saimiri, and Gorilla

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Influence of Social and Environmental Factors on Nesting Behaviour in Captive Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Influence of Social and Environmental Factors on Nesting Behaviour in Captive Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Free‐ranging New World primates in zoos: cebids at Apenheul

Moving callitrichid monkeys from cages to outside areas

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