Video Preference Assessment and Behavioral Management of Single-Caged Japanese Macaques (<i>Macaca fuscata</i>) by Movie Presentation

Ogura, Tadatoshi; Matsuzawa, Tetsuro

doi:10.1080/10888705.2012.624887

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“…The subjects in this experiment watched the "Japanese macaques" videos longer than the other videos, suggesting that they had a visual preference for conspecifics. This might appear to conflict with the result of the experiment in Ogura and Matsuzawa (2012). The subjects in Ogura and Matsuzawa (2012) showed clear preferences for videos showing humans and animation, although they could choose to play videos showing conspecifics.…”

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“…This might appear to conflict with the result of the experiment in Ogura and Matsuzawa (2012). The subjects in Ogura and Matsuzawa (2012) showed clear preferences for videos showing humans and animation, although they could choose to play videos showing conspecifics. The discrepancy between these results might be explained by a difference between the social experiences during the infancy of the subjects.…”

Section: The Effect Of Content Of Videosmentioning

confidence: 82%

“…Despite the consistent results from these cognitive studies, other studies examining the effect of contents on behaviour have had mixed results. While some studies Video system enrichment for Japanese macaques 6 (Bloomsmith and Lambeth, 2000;Maloney et al, 2011;Platt and Novak, 1997) found that videos which were supplied as visual enrichment did not affect the behaviour, another study (Ogura and Matsuzawa, 2012) found that videos with varying content did differentially affect the behaviour in Japanese macaques. Thus, the effects of the contents of visual stimuli have not been entirely consistent in enrichment compared to cognitive studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is well known that animals become habituated to sensory stimuli which are presented repeatedly and dishabituated to new stimuli (e.g., Koba and Izumi, 2008;Murai et al, 2004;Quinn et al, 2002). Captive primates rapidly become habituated to videos that are presented repeatedly (Bloomsmith and Lambeth, 2000;Lee et al, 2011;Ogura and Matsuzawa, 2012;Platt and Novak, 1997). Novelty affects the attractiveness of videos, and therefore might influence their effect as environmental enrichment for primates.…”

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“…Thirty of the most recently uploaded video clips were shown in a day. Because the novelty of the videos affects the macaques' interest in the videos (e.g., Ogura and Matsuzawa, 2012), the search was conducted at the beginning of every session to make a unique video set with newly uploaded video clips. Any video clips that had already been used in past session were replaced with other, older video clips that had not been used.…”

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Use of video system and its effects on abnormal behaviour in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Ogura

2012

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Although nonhuman primates have highly developed visual cognitive abilities, they have few opportunities to exert such abilities in captivity. Video presentation can reproduce multiple features of the complex real visual world. Therefore, video presentation can be expected to act as environmental enrichment for captive primates. The present study evaluated the enriching effects of novelty and content of videos as well as control over videos using newly developed technology including network-shared YouTube videos and an infrared distance sensor. Baseline data were obtained for 10 days without video display and then 10 days with the display showing no videos in four individually housed monkeys and six pair-housed monkeys. The monkeys were then exposed to videos of conspecifics, people, and animation and observed for 30 days. In some days, the monkeys had control over videos such that videos played only when subjects sat directly in front of the display. Observations were then taken for an additional 10 days with no videos. Behaviors such as time watching videos, abnormal behavior, and time spent in front of display were recorded for 60 min per day using instantaneous sampling with a 30-s interval. Monkeys displayed fewer abnormal behaviors when the video was playing (individually housed: 11.3 sampling points, pair-housed: 7.7 sampling points) than when the video was not playing (individual housed: 22.5 sampling points, pair-housed: 10.8 sampling points) (P < 0.001). The abnormal behaviour over the course of the observation days Video system enrichment for Japanese macaques 3 showed no evidence of habituation to videos. The frequency of watching the videos and abnormal behaviour differed depending on the presented contents of videos (P < 0.001). The subjects spent more time in front of the display in the days in which they could control the videos (individually housed: 89.1 sampling points, pair-housed: 17.6 sampling points) than in those in which they had no control (individually housed: 70.1 sampling points, pair-housed: 7.3 sampling points) (P < 0.001), suggesting that they were preferentially choosing to watch the videos. These results suggest that video presentation can be a useful technique to decrease abnormal behaviour of captive Japanese macaques. The content and controllability over videos were influential on their behaviour, suggesting that implementation of video enrichment that includes conspecifics videos and controllability over videos can improve animal welfare. Implementation based on an understanding of species-specific characteristics can contribute to effective environmental enrichment.

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Section: The Effect Of Content Of Videosmentioning

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confidence: 99%

Section: Novelty and Contents Of Videosmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Videosmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Use of video system and its effects on abnormal behaviour in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Ogura

2012

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Psychological Well‐Being

Novak

Suomi

2017

The International Encyclopedia of Primatology

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An amendment to the Animal Welfare Act in 1991 required facilities to provide an environment adequate to promote the psychological well‐being of the nonhuman primates under their care. Definitions of psychological well‐being typically include both behavioral and physiological measures. Changes in the physical environment (enrichments) are then assessed to determine that the following goals are achieved: the enrichment is used, species‐typical behavior is increased, abnormal behavior is reduced, and stress/distress is alleviated. Many changes to the physical environment are associated with increased attention and species‐typical behavior, but not all result in a decrease in abnormal behavior or stress. Issues include rapid habituation to some forms of physical enrichment and wide individual variation in responsiveness. Social housing is most effective in achieving the above goals.

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The relationship between personality, season, and wounding receipt in zoo‐housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): A multi‐institutional study

Cronin

Ross

Hopper

2021

American J Primatol

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It is important to those managing Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in captive settings to understand predictors of wounding. While studies have demonstrated that season (breeding or nonbreeding) and sex predict rates of wounding received by zoo‐housed Japanese macaques, we investigated whether individual differences in personality ratings also might explain some of the observed interindividual variance in wounding. Such patterns were previously observed in rhesus macaques (M. mulatta), such that individuals rated higher on Anxiety and Confidence received greater wounding. Here, we collected wounding data over 24 months on 48 Japanese macaques from eight AZA‐accredited zoos. Each macaque was also rated by keepers using a 26‐item personality questionnaire. Principle components analysis of these ratings revealed four personality components: Openness, Friendliness, Dominance, and Anxiety/Reactivity. The model with the best fit revealed an interaction effect between season (breeding vs. nonbreeding) and the personality component Friendliness, such that individuals rated higher on Friendliness incurred fewer wounds in the nonbreeding season. The second‐best model revealed both a main effect of the season as well as an interaction effect between season and Openness, such that macaques rated higher in Openness received more wounds in the nonbreeding season than those rated lower in Openness. Thus, as with rhesus macaques, personality mediated wounding receipt rate in Japanese macaques, although different personality components explained interindividual variance in wounding for these two species. These differences likely reflect species differences in behavior and personality structure, as well as the influence of differing management practices, highlighting the importance of species‐specific approaches for captive primate care and welfare. This study provides further support for understanding primate personality to create individualized strategies for their care.

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Video Preference Assessment and Behavioral Management of Single-Caged Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) by Movie Presentation

Cited by 17 publications

References 28 publications

Use of video system and its effects on abnormal behaviour in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Use of video system and its effects on abnormal behaviour in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Psychological Well‐Being

The relationship between personality, season, and wounding receipt in zoo‐housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): A multi‐institutional study

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