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To Gate or Not to Gate; The Challenges with Separating Animals
Often some of the challenges zookeepers face is being able to separate and gate animals. You might think separation and gating are the same...
Success Starts With Observation; Antecedent Arrangement
How many of us look around the exhibit, to all the animals and the people etc before starting a training session? Throughout my experience...
Examining the Conscious Choices of Animals
We make many choices throughout our lives. Some are simple, while others are more complex. Everyday we make thousands of choices, what to eat,...
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Zookeepers Don’t Exist; Associative Learning Happens All The Time
For those of you who work in zoos, what if I told you that zookeepers don't exist?
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The Top 10 Behaviours of Expert Animal Trainers by Steve Martin
The Top 10 Behaviors of Expert Animal Trainers
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How Kolmården Zoo’s Training System Gave Hours Back to Their Keepers
Kolmårdens Wildlife Park is a zoo located south of Stockholm on the rocks of Sweden. Covering 370 acres they can call themselves the biggest...
