Behavioral responses of vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus infants in a novel fostering program
Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are considered pests by farmers and homeowners. Consequent attempts to exterminate problem adult vervet monkeys often result in orphaned young offspring, which are sometimes taken to wildlife rehabilitation centers. We assessed the success of a novel fostering program at the Vervet Monkey Foundation, South Africa. Nine orphaned vervet monkeys were fostered to adult conspecific females of existing troops at the Foundation. The fostering protocol focused on reducing the time orphans spent in human rearing and involved a stepwise process of integration. We recorded the behaviors of orphans, including their interactions with their foster mother, to assess the process of fostering. Fostering success was high (89%). Orphans maintained close association with the foster mother and had little or no socio-negative and abnormal behavior. Comparison with literature showed a similar high fostering success in another vervet monkey study, regardless of the period and level of human-caregiving, and it is apparent that the duration of human care is less important than the protocol used for fostering. Nonetheless, our study has conservation relevance for vervet monkey rehabilitation.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27 |
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Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS - 27(2024), 2 vom: 21. März, Seite 330-342 |
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Englisch |
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van Niekerk, Charnè [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 22.03.2024 Date Revised 22.03.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1080/10888705.2023.2186786 |
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