The myth of the aggressive monkey.
Captive rhesus macaques are not naturally aggressive, but poor husbandry and handling practices can trigger their aggression toward conspecifics and toward the human handler. The myth of the aggressive monkey probably is based on often not taking into account basic ethological principles when managing rhesus macaques in the research laboratory setting.
Reinhardt
Viktor
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Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC, USA. viktorawi@siskiyou.net
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male