How to Take a Dolphin for a Walk
Posted On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 By Tiffany. Under Training Stories Tags: behaviors, dolphins, enrichment, Grand Bahama Island, high energy, open ocean, training, UNEXSO Dolphin Experience
Working with dolphins is exciting and fun, but being able to take them out to the open ocean is exhilarating. Only a handful of facilities around the world take their dolphins out into the open ocean and trust them to come back. UNEXSO’s Dolphin Experience on Grand bahama Island makes ...
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The Real Picture of an Animal Trainer
Posted On Thursday, February 16, 2012 By Tiffany. Under Training Stories Tags: animal, animal trainer, trainer
It's always entertaining to hear what people think when I tell them I'm an animal trainer. This photo montage cracked me up because of its stereotypical truth!
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The Nickel Keep-Away Game
Posted On Thursday, September 29, 2011 By Tiffany. Under Animal Personalities, Training Stories Tags: behavior, keep away, nickel, play, sea otter, trainer
Here’s a story about how Gracie outsmarts the trainer (me). Because the second floor balcony area of Ocean Journey overlooked the sea otter exhibit, some people thought it was funny to throw money into the exhibit like a wishing well. Coins can easily be ingested by sea otters and block ...
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Discriminating Sharks
Posted On Sunday, April 3, 2011 By Tiffany. Under Training Stories, Zoos and Aquariums Tags: behavior, distcrimination, intelligience, interaction, Ocean World, sharks, station, training
Ocean World’s focus was guest and animal interactions, and that included its sharks. We had five large nurse sharks in the main lagoon and four smaller ones in a holding pool by the dolphins. All were trained for calmness, touch, lift, turn over, and fed by hand. How do you ...
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