Screen LibraryZoo animal learning and training /
"This book has been a long time coming - not least that its production has hit a variety of hurdles resulting in work stopping on its publication. Life happens. And it certainly has for us as editors and also for our different contributors. But a long time coming as the journey to the productio...
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Wiley-Blackwell,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"This book has been a long time coming - not least that its production has hit a variety of hurdles resulting in work stopping on its publication. Life happens. And it certainly has for us as editors and also for our different contributors. But a long time coming as the journey to the production of this book, or its very inception dates back to the 1st Animal Learning and Management meeting which was organised by Vicky Melfi and hosted by Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, UK back in 2004. The meeting was small, with speakers from Copenhagen, London, Paignton, Whipsnade and Woburn Zoos, talking on topics related to training elephants, rhinoceros, primates, sealions and ungulates. The cherry on top was that with funds raised from a local business initiative and the RSPCA, it was possible to bring Bruce Upchurch over from the USA to facilitate workshops and generally inspire and teach us about implementing zoo training programmes"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118968536 1118968530 |
| Index Number: | SF408 |
| CLC: | S864 |
| Call Number: | S864/Z876 |
| Contents: |
Learning theory / The cognitive abilities of wild animals / The ultimate benefits of learning / Choosing the right method : reinforcement vs punishment / Animal vision / Do you hear what I hear? Hearing and sound in animals / Making sense of scents : olfactory perception of animals / What is there to learn in a zoo setting? / Environmental enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning / The art of 'active' training / Integrating training into animal husbandry / Us and them : human-animal interactions as learning events / Elephant training in zoos / Human-elephant interactions in semi-captive Asian elephants of Myanmar / Elephant cognition : an overview / Marine mammal training / Cognitive abilities of marine mammals / The application of positive reinforcement training to enhance welfare of primates in zoological collections / Species-specific considerations : primate learning / Training reptiles in zoos : a professional perspective / The learning repertoire of reptiles / Training birds from a zoo professional's perspective / Learning and cognition in birds / Species-specific considerations when planning and implementing training with aquatics / The cognitive abilities of fish / Making training educational for zoo visitors / Welfare implications of zoo animal tr |