Complete rectal prolapse in wild anubis baboons (Papio anubis)

Haruka Taniguchi; Lynne A Isbell; Laura R Bidner; Akiko Matsumoto-Oda

doi:10.1111/jmp.12405

Complete rectal prolapse in wild anubis baboons (Papio anubis)

J Med Primatol. 2019 Jun;48(3):179-181. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12405. Epub 2019 Mar 24.

Authors

Haruka Taniguchi¹, Lynne A Isbell^{1

2}, Laura R Bidner^{1

2}, Akiko Matsumoto-Oda^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Mpala Research Centre, Nanyuki, Kenya.
² Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California.
³ Graduate School of Tourism Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.

PMID: 30907006
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12405

Abstract

This report describes two cases of rectal prolapse in wild anubis baboons (Papio anubis), with one spontaneous resolution. Both occurred after individuals consumed low-water, high-fibre dried maize during provisioning prior to capture, while one also experienced distress during capture.

Keywords: anorectal disease; food type; primate capture.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Diet / veterinary
Female
Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
Monkey Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Papio anubis*
Rectal Prolapse / diagnosis
Rectal Prolapse / diagnostic imaging
Rectal Prolapse / veterinary*