Zoo Animal Management November 14, 2010

Ever use "rewards" to get the behaviors you desire like, "no TV until you finish your homework" or "no playing with your friends until you pick up your room"? Then you use strategies our animal care staff uses everyday to manage our animal collection. Imagine the challenges they face when confronted with an 8,000 pound elephant who simply refuses to do something or a gorilla who has a meltdown! Keepers have to be clever and maintain calm under some of the most trying of conditions. Join us as we discover strategies that enable our professionals to care for their animals.