Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior as a function of space per animal and enclosure type.

ABSTRACT: Space per animal, or animal density, and enclosure type are important elements of functionally appropriate captive environments (FACEs) for chimpanzees. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends that captive chimpanzees be maintained in areas of >250 ft² /animal. Several studies have investigated chimpanzee behavior in relation to space per animal, but only two studies have examined these variables while attempting to hold environmental complexity constant. Both have found few, if any, significant differences in behavior associated with increased space per animal. The NIH does not provide recommendations pertaining to enclosure type. Although Primadomes™ and corrals are considered acceptable FACE housing, no studies have investigated chimpanzee behavior in relation to t

SUBMITTER: Neal Webb SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472486 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature