Cebus paraguayanus in zoos: the spontaneous expression of species-specific behaviors

Authors

  • Aldo M. Giudice GIBE (Grupo de Investigaciones en Biología Evolutiva), Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pab. II, Lab. 47, 4° piso, Ciudad Universitaria (C1428EHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Romina Pavé Estación Biológica Corrientes. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales (MACN), Av. Angel Gallardo 470, 1405, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1896/044.014.0203

Keywords:

Cebus paraguayanus, captivity, natural behavior, zoos

Abstract

Captive Cebus paraguayanus were observed to express spontaneously a wide variety of species-specific behaviors in different zoos from Argentina. The monkeys were kept in old-style wire mesh cages with cement floors, as well as island enclosures. We collected qualitative data on nine species-specific behaviors, and all the sex-age classes analyzed expressed some of these behaviors. The results indicated that in spite of living under predictable captive conditions without environmental enrichment, Cebus paraguayanus were able to react to the incidental opportunities that were presented in these environments.

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Published

2007-08-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2007)

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How to Cite

Giudice, A. M., & Pavé, R. (2007). Cebus paraguayanus in zoos: the spontaneous expression of species-specific behaviors. Neotropical Primates, 14(2), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1896/044.014.0203

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