Citation

Reinhardt V. J. Appl. Anim. Welf. Sci. 2002; 5(4): 321-330.

Affiliation

Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC, USA. viktorawi@siskiyou.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1207/S15327604JAWS0504_06

PMID

16221082

Abstract

Captive rhesus macaques are not naturally aggressive, but poor husbandry and handling practices can trigger their aggression toward conspecifics and toward the human handler. The myth of the aggressive monkey probably is based on often not taking into account basic ethological principles when managing rhesus macaques in the research laboratory setting.

Language: en