Effects of Different Housing Configurations on Captive Chimpanzee (<i>Pan troglodytes</i>) Behavior in Holding Area During Construction

<p>In this study, I explored the behaviors, social interactions, and effects different housing configurations on chimpanzees in a zoological environment during a period of construction. I collected noninvasive, observational data at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon on a small group of chimpanzees, three females and one male, between the ages of 45 and 50 that are split daily into two separate groups of two. I used the focal animal sampling method to record behaviors from an adapted ethogram. I hypothesized that the Oregon Zoo chimpanzees would behave differently depending on which chimpanzee they were housed with. I predicted that the chimpanzees would be housed with one chimpanzee more than the remaining two in the group based on the amount of observation time spent in each housing configuration. I recorded 5,664 total behavioral observations consisting of 26 different behaviors in three different housing configurations. My data showed that there was a large difference in the amount of time each chimpanzee spent in each configuration and that the chimpanzees each have a strong social bond with one other individual.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Primate Behavior

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Campbell, Kailyn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lori Sheeran
• John B. Mulcahy
• Julia Walz

• Primates
• Chimpanzees
• Enclosures
• Animal Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-2388