Totally Toucan Talk
Target training is considered one of the building blocks of training animals. Once it is learned it can lead to the shaping of many other behaviors. Many zoos and aquariums teach this skill as the first skill an animal learns. Zoos and aquariums use target training to do all kinds of things including voluntary blood draws! Can you imagine an animal volunteering to get its blood drawn! It is all[…]
Easy foraging idea #1…
What Everybody Ought to Know About Beginning Foraging For Toucans What is foraging? Foraging is the act of animals searching widely for food. In the wild, animals, particularly birds, can spend up to 16 hours per day foraging for food dependent on the species! Toucans are known for their amazing and colorful beaks. Have you ever thought about what role that beak plays in their attainment of food? It is[…]