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 ...
2 Comments
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 ...
No Comments
