Metabolic bone disease in a white‐faced saki (<i>Pithecia pithecia</i>)

Minich, David; Henry, Barbara A.; Levens, Gregory P.

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“…In small animals, limb deformities are usually the result of trauma, nutritional imbalance, and developmental disorders, such as patellar luxation, among others 15,20 . The misalignment of the bones and angular deformities in marmosets and white‐faced saki were associated with possible previous metabolic disorders, traumatic events, or both 19,21 …”

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“…15,20 The misalignment of the bones and angular deformities in marmosets and white-faced saki were associated with possible previous metabolic disorders, traumatic events, or both. 19,21 Illegal trade and trafficking expose wildlife to various traumatic processes and dietary deficiencies that can promote a series of skeletal injuries. Understanding the normal patterns of the skeleton helps in the identification of disorders.…”

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Radiographic measurements of the hind limbs in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Siragusi

Rahal

Moresco

et al. 2023

J of Medical Primatology

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nigritus. 1 These are diurnal, medium-sized primates, with weights ranging from 1.4 to 4.8 kg and a semi-prehensile tail used during foraging, and capable of supporting body weight for short periods. 2,3 Locomotion is done by quadrupedal walking, climbing, and running. 3 Capuchin monkeys are considered the most intelligent primate of the Americas, with curious behavior while moving, removing, and breaking things. 4 Several imaging methods have been used in humans for investigating the dimensions of the maternal pelvis, but radiation exposure during x-ray pelvimetry is a concern. 5,6 The technique has been performed in some species of Neotropical monkeys to establish normal ranges and thus facilitate reproductive management and predict obstetric risks. [7][8][9] Plain radiographic images have also been used in humans to define and measure the alignment of the pelvic limbs through their physiological axes and mechanical and anatomic angles. 10,11 The determination of angular values helps in the characterization of orthopedic conditions. 12 In veterinary medicine, radiographic measurements have been applied mainly to dogs and cats, [13][14][15] but also

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Radiographic measurements of the hind limbs in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Siragusi

Rahal

Moresco

et al. 2023

J of Medical Primatology

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Primates and disability: Behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change

Stewart,

Joyce,

Creeggan

et al. 2023

American J Primatol

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Congenital malformations, conditions, injuries, and illness can lead to long‐term physical impairment and disability in nonhuman primates. How individual primates change their behaviors flexibly to compensate for their disabilities can inform our understanding of their resilience and ability to adjust to environmental change. Here, we synthesize the literature on nonhuman primates and disability, addressing the questions: how does disability influence behavior in primates? What insights can we take from the literature to better understand and predict the capacity of primates to modify their behaviors in the face of human‐induced environmental change? We conducted a systematic review of the literature on spontaneous physical impairment and disability in captive, free‐ranging, and wild primates. We surveyed 2807 articles on Web of Science and Scopus and identified 114 studies that fit our predetermined inclusion criteria. Behavioral plasticity, maternal and conspecific care, and the potential for innovation of novel behaviors allow many primates with disabilities to compensate when faced with challenges that are outside the scope of usual circumstances. We also found that 60% of the publications connected primate physical impairment and disability to human activities, suggesting an entangled relationship among humans, the environment, and primate disability. Disability and physical impairments provide an opportunity to examine how primates modify their behavior when presented with challenging conditions, and their potential resilience to a changing environment.

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Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

Martins

Magnusson²,

Laska

2022

Int J Primatol

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The role that single nutrients may play for food choices in nonhuman primates is not fully understood. White-faced sakis (Pithecia pithecia) are unusual among frugivorous primates as they do not serve as seed dispersers but rather exploit the seeds they consume, presumably for their high contents of lipids and proteins. Therefore, we assessed the occurrence of spontaneous food preferences in zoo-housed white-faced sakis and analyzed whether these preferences correlate with nutrient composition. Using a two-alternative choice test, we repeatedly presented three female and two male sakis with all possible binary combinations of 15 types of food that are part of their diet under human care, and found them to display the following rank order of preference: peanut > hazelnut > avocado > melon > egg > apple > mealworms > beetroot > carrot > cucumber > cabbage > tomato > sweet potato > broccoli > eggplant. This preference ranking significantly and positively correlated with the total energy content of the food items. However, we found the strongest positive correlation among the three macronutrients providing metabolic energy between the sakis’ food preferences and lipid content. This is remarkable as all other primate species tested so far using this method displayed the strongest correlation with carbohydrates instead. Together with our finding that the sakis significantly preferred foods high in mono-unsaturated fatty acids, the building blocks of lipids, these results support the notion that white-faced sakis exploit the lipids contained in seeds to meet their requirements of metabolic energy.

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Metabolic bone disease in a white‐faced saki (Pithecia pithecia)

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Radiographic measurements of the hind limbs in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Radiographic measurements of the hind limbs in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.)

Primates and disability: Behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change

Go for Lipids! Food Preferences and Nutrient Composition in Zoo-Housed White-Faced Sakis, Pithecia pithecia

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