Treatment of acute self- aggressive behaviour in a captive gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

摘要

SELF-AGGRESSIVE behaviour is a serious and common pioblem in non-human primates kept in laboratory facilities and zoos (Reinhardt and Rossell 2001), particularly in highly intelligent Old World primates (Dickie 1998). The aetiology appears to be multi factorial, but it occurs frequently as a reaction to a distressing situation such as a new arrival, separation, isolation or husbandry changes (Dickie 1998). This short communication describes the treatment of acute self-aggressive behaviour in a captive western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).