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The husbandry of nonhuman primates in zoos and laboratories has improved significantly over the past 50 years, with concomitant improvements in the ability of captive primates to breed and successfully rear their own offspring. Nevertheless, there will always be a need for zoos to hand raise some infant primates. In the 1950s and 1960s nurseries devoted to hand rearing infant mammals became a prominent feature in zoos (Ogden and Kasielke, 2001). Reproductive success among the majority of exotic mammals was comparatively low relative to current conditions, and management strategies designed to increase the probability of infant survival were prioritized. For many species there was a zero risk policy and a mother was given little time to become comfortable and adjust her own behavior to that of the newborn infant. At the first indication of infant distress, managers rushed in to remove the neonate from its mother. Some zoos developed a policy of automatically hand rearing high-profile primates, especially the great apes.
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Porton, I., Niebruegge, K. (2006). The Changing Role of Hand Rearing in Zoo-Based Primate Breeding Programs. In: Sackett, G.P., Ruppentahal, G.C., Elias, K. (eds) Nursery Rearing of Nonhuman Primates in the 21st Century. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25640-5_2
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