1. Nothing else will EVER be remembered at a zoo trip by children if the Gorilla throws up and eats it in front of them.
2. I got this email from the zoo this past week. Does anybody else see something a little bit off with it.
"Meet Emmitt and Digger, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s two male grizzly bears! Part of the new Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit, these two are frequently seen enjoying their pool. (Emmitt seems to prefer the water more than Digger.) Keepers have been using positive reinforcement to train these two to exhibit natural behaviors as they would in the wild, such as splashing the water, which is how bears fish. The bears are even learning to take directions from keepers; the keeper points to a location and the bears walk to that area. At the ring of a cow bell, both Emmitt and Digger know its time to come inside. "
I'm just wondering how many other animals have been "trained" to act like animals. Are Far Side comics true?
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When I first read this I thought it was crazy, but then I remembered Shamu. I wonder how common this practice is. It's a little disillusioning.
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