The impact of cognitive testing on the welfare of group housed primates.

Providing cognitive challenges to zoo-housed animals may provide enriching effects and subsequently enhance their welfare. Primates may benefit most from such challenges as they often face complex problems in their natural environment and can be observed to seek problem solving opportunities in capt...

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Main Authors: Jamie Whitehouse, Jérôme Micheletta, Lauren E Powell, Celia Bordier, Bridget M Waller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24223146/pdf/?tool=EBI