Gina B. Stadtner | Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute, USA
The relationships between captive primates and their caregivers are critical ones and can affect animal welfare. This study tested the effect of caregivers using chimpanzee behaviors or not, in daily interactions with captive chimpanzees. In the Chimpanzee Behavior (CB) condition the caregiver presented chimpanzee behaviors. In the Human Behavior (HB) condition the caregiver avoided using chimpanzee behaviors. The chimpanzees had individual patterns of response and had significant differences in their responses to each condition. These data are compared to a similar study conducted at The Zoo Northwest Florida (ZNWF). Both groups of chimpanzees were sensitive and responsive to the differences in conditions. These data suggest ways to improve animal welfare. Keywords: chimpanzee behavior; animal welfare; species-specific behavior; husbandry
2022. A Preliminary Assessment of Compassion Fatigue in Chimpanzee Caregivers. Animals 12:24 ► pp. 3506 ff.
Leinwand, Jesse G., Mason Fidino, Stephen R. Ross & Lydia M. Hopper
2022. Familiarity mediates apes' attentional biases toward human faces. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289:1973
Palmer, Alexandra & Nicholas Malone
2018. Extending Ethnoprimatology: Human–Alloprimate Relationships in Managed Settings. International Journal of Primatology 39:5 ► pp. 831 ff.
Smith, Joshua J.
2014. Human–animal relationships in zoo‐housed orangutans (P. abelii) and gorillas (G. g. gorilla): The effects of familiarity. American Journal of Primatology 76:10 ► pp. 942 ff.
Smith, Joshua J.
2016. Primates and People in the Zoo: Implications of Human–Animal Interactions and Relationships. In Ethnoprimatology [Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, ], ► pp. 371 ff.
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