Effects of single-use and group-use enrichment on stereotypy and intragroup aggressive and affiliative behaviors of a social group of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) at the Singapore Zoo

• Main Authors: Sha, John., Han, Sharleen., Marlena, Diana., Kee, Julienne.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105213; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17031; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2012.709148
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Four food-based enrichment devices were used to test the effects of single-use and group-use enrichment devices on stereotypy, intragroup aggression, and affiliation in a compatible group of 5 squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). All enrichment devices were found to reduce overall stereotypic behavi...