Abnormal behavior and associated risk factors in captive baboons (Papio hamadryas spp.)

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 355 - 361
• Main Authors: Lutz, Corrine K., Williams, Priscilla C., Sharp, R. Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2014; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Laboratory; Appetitive Behavior; baboon; Behavior, Animal; Blood Specimen Collection - adverse effects; Blood Specimen Collection - veterinary; Female; Housing; Housing, Animal; Laboratory Animal Science; Macaca; Male; Old World monkeys; Papio; Papio hamadryas; Papio hamadryas - psychology; Primate behaviour; Primates; rearing; Risk Factors; Risk taking; Risk theory; Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology; Sex Factors; Social Behavior; Species; Stereotyped Behavior; Stereotypes; stereotypy; Texas; Texas; rearing; baboon; housing; stereotypy

Abnormal behavior, ranging from motor stereotypies to self‐injurious behavior, has been documented in captive nonhuman primates, with risk factors including nursery rearing, single housing, and veterinary procedures. Much of this research has focused on macaque monkeys; less is known about the exten...