These outdoor enclosures house monkeys that are on active research studies. They are socially housed and receive many types of enrichment to provide opportunities for foraging, climbing, and interacting with their caregivers. Positive reinforcement training is used to ensure that procedures like blood sampling is done in cooperation with the monkeys to ensure good animal welfare.
A family of research monkeys enjoy some Halloween pumpkins. Seasonal fruits and vegetables are provided both as nutrition and as enrichment. The…
Researchers perform a fetal ultrasound on a pregnant rhesus monkey to study the link between the Zika virus and birth defects. They…
Afi, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is being trained to voluntarily enter into a chair then close the door behind himself. The…
Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility highlights the critically important role of nonhuman primates in health research. This moving…
