Cheyne Susan M
Wildlife Research Group, Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK.
Primates. 2006 Oct;47(4):322-6. doi: 10.1007/s10329-006-0190-z. Epub 2006 Jun 2.
Unusual behaviours not normally seen in the wild were studied in 52 captive agile (Hylobates agilis albibarbis) and 23 Müllers gibbons (H. muelleri spp) at three locations within the Kalaweit Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. Unusual behaviours included stereotypic behaviour (SB), human-directed masturbation and posterior presenting. These data were collected over 18 months as part of an ongoing study into behavioural adaptation of gibbons in a rehabilitation programme. Data were also collected on the unusual behaviours observed, for example, SB, human-directed masturbation and posterior presenting. I suggest causes of the abnormal behaviours and propose solutions to reduce their incidence in order to improve the gibbon's progress in rehabilitation. From this study I conclude that most gibbons can be rehabilitated from the point of view of acquiring and maintaining a normal behavioural repertoire once in suitable housing. Encouraging the gibbons to reduce and/or stop these unusual behaviours is key to the welfare of the gibbons while in the rehabilitation programme and to successful release into a forest habitat.
在卡拉维特长臂猿康复项目的三个地点，对52只圈养的敏捷长臂猿（白颊长臂猿指名亚种）和23只穆勒氏长臂猿进行了研究，观察它们在野外通常不会出现的异常行为。异常行为包括刻板行为（SB）、面向人类的自慰行为和臀部展示行为。作为对长臂猿在康复项目中行为适应情况的一项正在进行的研究的一部分，这些数据收集了18个月。还收集了观察到的异常行为的数据，例如刻板行为、面向人类的自慰行为和臀部展示行为。我提出了异常行为的成因，并提出了解决方案以降低其发生率，从而改善长臂猿在康复过程中的进展。从这项研究中我得出结论，从在合适的栖息地获得并维持正常行为模式的角度来看，大多数长臂猿是可以康复的。在康复项目中，鼓励长臂猿减少和/或停止这些异常行为，对于长臂猿的福利以及成功放归森林栖息地至关重要。
