Effects of group-based enrichment on the behaviour of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) at the Singapore Zoo.

• Main Author: Han, Sharleen Niyan.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/18973
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Enrichment devices were used to stimulate the squirrel monkeys at the Singapore Zoo and improve their well-being. However, single-use food-based enrichment devices—devices which allowed only one monkey to access for food rewards at one time—were found to increase intra-group aggression due to compet...