enrichment

So I'm wondering if anybody here has been to LupaZoo in Longmeadow, MA and has thoughts on A. the variety of their collection and B. the quality of animal care. I looked through these forums and did find one thread with someone casually commenting that it should be closed down, but that was...

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So I was trying to think of creative hippo enrichment, and I want to know what you guys have seen or can think of. I know obviously water and training the hippos, but I want something kind of like toys. I have seen zoos give hippos boomer balls, but not much else. What do you guys think?

Hello everyone, Beijing Zoo now prepares to make some enrichments for the polar bear. Do you have any ideas to share, besides simply tires, balls and logs? Ice and pumpkins are also good choice, but is there any permanent device that can be used for long term? Thanks :)

Hey everyone! I'll work on keeping this brief! I'm a zookeeper intern working on a project for class and the tiny zoo I currently work at! I wanted some information/ feedback from your zoos/ farms/ educational programs that might help me to design/ improve the programs available at the tiny...

Well, it has now been proven scientifically: captive animals get bored when they are not provided enrichment in their enclosure/cage. And like humans they intend to over-eat :( . For more information: http://aboutzoos.info/zoos/news-zoos/466-captive-animals-show-signs-of-boredom-study-finds...

We decided to see if tigers like to watch television? We do everything we can to make our residents comfortable and stimulated while living in captivity, as part of our enrichment program we're always trying new things to see how the cats respond...

Hello ZooChat I am currently following the zookeper-training education in Denmark and have my first exam comming up. For this I could use some help from the members of this site. I have a few questions regarding elephant husbandry: 1) Enrichment - What types of enrichment does your local...

Registration for this workshop is now open. 1st Southeast Asian Animal Enrichment and Training Workshop 2010 Peter Peter Dickinson Blog: Zoo News Digest ZooNews Digest Zoo Jobs HubPages: Peter Dickinson on HubPages Facebook: ZooNews Digest | Facebook Twitter: Peter Dickinson...

Wild boars are searching for the food items which scattered in their lake. Photo taken August 2005. (paperphoto, poor quality)

The Wild boar enclosure consists of three part: a dry-, a marshy part and a big lake. Their food items usually scattered in the lake what visitors can see from a bridge which spans above the lake. Photo taken September 2006.