Investigating the relationship between welfare and rearing young in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
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A study on chimpanzees living in human care found that the opportunity to reproduce and rear young was not associated with positive indicators of welfare.
“A study on chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) living in human care found that the opportunity to reproduce and rear young was not associated with positive indicators of welfare, challenging the popular assumption that the chance to reproduce is intrinsically beneficial to the wellbeing of the potential mother [14].”
From The Concept of Agency, Animal Wellbeing, and the Practical Realities of Ex Situ Breeding Programs in Zoos and Aquariums (2024) · cites this paper as [14]
Contraception may be used to modify undesirable social behaviour, manage reproductive system health, and improve wellbeing by maintaining social groups and reducing pregnancy and rearing demands.
“Different forms of contraception may also be considered for goals such as modifying undesirable social behaviour, such as testosterone-related aggression (antelopes [16]; elephants [17]; primates: [18])”
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The Introduction describes contraception of female chimpanzees to interrupt reproductive cycling, and the Conclusions address whether rearing young benefits their welfare. The copy does not address using contraception to modify testosterone-related aggression or other undesirable social behaviour in primates; searches for those terms found only a definition of self-aggression, not a finding about contraception. (LLM, conf=0.75)
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“…( Pan troglodytes ) living in human care found that the opportunity to reproduce and rear young was not associated with positive indicators of welfare, challenging the popular assumption that the chance to reproduce is intrinsically beneficial to the wellbeing of the potential mother [14].”
- Authors
- Cronin, K. A., West, V., & Ross, S. R.
- Affiliations
- Lincoln Park Zoo (US)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Cronin, Katherine A.
- Venue
- Applied Animal Behaviour Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-08
- Volume
- 181
- Pages
- 166-172
- ISSN
- 0168-1591 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2403169429
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 1.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Applied Animal Behaviour Science (publishedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- BBSRC DTP Studentship and Travel Grant
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- captive chimpanzees, coprophagy, social stress
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