We recorded the vocal repertoire and behavior of individuals from 3 groups of wild common
marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) via focal sampling and ad libitum sampling in a fragment of …

Simple Summary The technique of environmental enrichment is used for animals kept under
human care and aims to provide adequate environmental stimulation to allow the animal to …

Captive animals are susceptible to chronic stress due to restricted space, lack of hiding
places, presence of visitors, or the lack of resources that promote physical and mental …

Simple Summary Callimico are a small primate species of conservation concern. While
commonly found in zoos there is little published research relating to their captive behaviours …

The purpose of this article is to provide a survey of the diversity of primate locomotor
behaviour for people who are involved in research using laboratory primates. The main …

Environmental enrichment aims to enhance primate wellbeing by providing physical and
mental stimuli to address the biological and psychological needs of individuals. However …

Across the animal kingdom, immature animals are characterized by their playfulness and
diversity of behavior, but are their actions enriching to adult conspecifics? The purpose of …

Nonhuman animals in captivity can experience environmental privation that results in their
exhibiting abnormal behaviors. Environmental enrichment techniques can help improve …

Simple Summary Changes in cortisol fluctuations are used for stress monitoring.
Methodologically, this is straight forward, because sample collection is simple and analytical …

Patterned string tasks are a test of perceptual capacity and the understanding of means-end
connections. Primates can solve complex forms of this task in laboratories. However, this …