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123Watson SL, Gray A, Taylor E, Johnson B, Fahm B, McGee A, Bingham W, Banks P 2002.Efficacy of environ<strong>ment</strong>al enrich<strong>ment</strong> <strong>for</strong> garnett's bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii). AmericanJournal of <strong>Prima</strong>tology 57, 38-39“Bushbabies interacted with swinging/climbing apparati significantly more than withmanipula<strong>nd</strong>a.... All animals spent significantly more time at the top than at the bottom of theircages (t(17)=3.3, p=.004). ... These results suggest that provision of vertical space a<strong>nd</strong>swinging/climbing opportunities may be more effective <strong>for</strong>ms of enrich<strong>ment</strong> <strong>for</strong> bushbabies thanprovision of manipula<strong>nd</strong>a.“Williams LE, Abee CR, Barnes SR, Ricker RB 1988. Cage design a<strong>nd</strong> configuration <strong>for</strong> anarboreal species of primate. Laboratory Animal Science 38, 289-291Squirrel monkeys preferred a PVC pipe perch (rigid) over rope perches (non-rigid). For anarboreal animal, a higher perch may be perceived as safer." Perches decreased the propensity<strong>for</strong> tail ulcers associated with floor contact. "With only one perch level, males were <strong>for</strong>ced tospe<strong>nd</strong> a large percentage of their time sitting on the floor rather than the main perches [whichwere occupied by females]."Wolff A 1989. Polyvinyl chloride piping as perch material <strong>for</strong> squirrel monkeys. Laboratory<strong>Prima</strong>te Newsletter 28(1), 7http://www.brown.edu/<strong>Re</strong>search/<strong>Prima</strong>te/lpn28-1.html#pvc"An additional unexpected benefit of the PVC piping has been a decrease in dorsal tail-headabrasions, frequently seen in squirrel monkeys that sit on the stainless steel flooring of sta<strong>nd</strong>ardprimate cages."Woodbeck T, <strong>Re</strong>inhardt V 1991. Perch use by Macaca mulatta in relation to cage location.Laboratory <strong>Prima</strong>te Newsletter 30(4), 11-12http://www.brown.edu/<strong>Re</strong>search/<strong>Prima</strong>te/lpn30-4.html#perchSingle-housed "animals living in lower-row cages spent an average of 31.6% of the timeperching on their pipes while animals living in upper-row cages perched only 6.9% of the time.Access to the vertical dimension of the cage was more important <strong>for</strong> the lower-row cagedmonkeys who continuously live close to the grou<strong>nd</strong>, in the horizontal dimension of the room."(6) Promoting Object-oriented Behavior(6,1) Commercial Toysphoto by Peggy O’Neill-Wagner

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