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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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5 Strategies to Avoid Using Punishment
There are many reasons to use reinforcement over punishment. Easier said than done one may think, but the idea relies on ones...
Training for Enrichment
In a modern zoo, exhibits are built with the species specific requirements in mind, and designed as close to wild and natural....
A Shaping Plan; How To Build A Proper Plan
Training animals requires a lot of communication from both sides. We are not able to talk with our animals but we can...
