Institution
Chimp Haven
Archive•Shreveport, Louisiana, United States•
About: Chimp Haven is a archive organization based out in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Nest & Hematology. The organization has 10 authors who have published 11 publications receiving 78 citations.
Topics: Nest, Hematology, Chacma baboon, Gorilla, Ethnoprimatology
Papers
TL;DR: One chimpanzee sanctuary's successes in performing long-term studies and using simple evaluation methods, such as check sheets, have demonstrated the benefits of applying animal welfare science to sanctuary-housed nonhuman primates.
Abstract: Nonhuman primates have become common in sanctuaries, and a few such facilities even specialize in their care. Sanctuaries can improve the well being of many unwanted primates, especially in terms of housing and socialization. However, diverse facilities call themselves sanctuaries, and they have varying conditions, care programs, and restrictions. In addition, a general lack of regulation of sanctuaries for nonhuman animals creates problems in enforcing even minimal standards. The application of animal welfare science in the sanctuary setting can help foster high standards and empirically based decision making. Sanctuaries offer excellent environments for studying primates without the limitations inherent in breeding, exhibition, and medical research facilities. However, some sanctuaries avoid scientific study. Many sanctuaries have little opportunity to study animal welfare in a systematic manner due to financial considerations or a lack of specific expertise among staff and volunteers. Most published sanctuary research involves reintroduction procedures at sanctuaries in source countries. Nevertheless, one chimpanzee sanctuary's successes in performing long-term studies and using simple evaluation methods, such as check sheets, have demonstrated the benefits of applying animal welfare science to sanctuary-housed nonhuman primates.
15 citations
TL;DR: Findings support the goal of naturalistic environments in suitable climates for captive chimpanzees in Chimp Haven by allowing captive chimpanzees to build nests of natural vegetation.
Abstract: All of the great apes build nests, but captive chimpanzees rarely have vegetation from which to build nests. The forested environment at Chimp Haven does allow captive chimpanzees to build nests of na
14 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the characteristics and consequences of human-animal encounter are examined at zoos and some sanctuaries, where members of the public can observe the resident animals, and examine their behavior.
Abstract: At zoos, and some sanctuaries, members of the public can observe the resident animals. Examining the characteristics and consequences of this type of human–animal encounter is important to understa...
11 citations
TL;DR: CIC is a dynamic, multi-factorial disease that affects both biology and behavior and results suggest CIC subjects were low ranking, spent more time away from others, and personality tests indicate they were low gregarious individuals.
10 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the feasibility of using thermal images to assess animal welfare in a sanctuary setting in which chimpanzees were unrestrained and able to move freely around their enclosures, and evaluated how thermal images could be paired with corresponding long-term behavioral data and contribute to a multifactorial welfare monitoring system.
Abstract: Among the growing list of novel tools with which to assess animal welfare is the use of thermal (infrared) imaging. The technology has already been utilized to identify emotional arousal in several nonhuman primate species, though most of these approaches have necessitated the use of relatively controlled settings. Here, we were interested to determine the feasibility of such techniques in a sanctuary setting in which chimpanzees were unrestrained and able to move freely around their enclosures. Furthermore, we sought to evaluate how such thermal images could be paired with corresponding long-term behavioral data and contribute to a multifactorial welfare monitoring system. Over a 6-month period, we simultaneously collected both behavioral and thermographic data on 29 chimpanzees living in four social groups. While we took a thermal image with every behavioral data point, we found that only a small proportion (6.38%) of the thermal images we captured were of sufficient quality to analyze. Most of these usable thermal images (55%) corresponded with a behavioral observation scored as "inactive," and thus other, less frequent behaviors are not so well represented in our final data set. From our data set, we were able to determine that nasal temperatures were relatively lower when chimpanzees were categorized in active behaviors compared to inactive behaviors, providing some validity measures to our approach. While there are other potential applications for thermal imaging in the behavioral management of chimpanzees, managers should consider the practical limitations of developing long-term welfare monitoring programs that rely on thermographic data.
9 citations
Authors
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Brent | 15 | 24 | 638 |
| Amy Fultz | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| Raven Jackson | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Bethany K. Hansen | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Linda Brent | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Corrine S. Brown | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Erin Loeser | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Leilani Case | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Akie Yanagi | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Benjamin R. Lake | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2025 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |