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Features Fundamentals are the Building Blocks of Fun! – Fortifying Relationship Through Voluntary Venipuncture TrainingAt the time of his training for protected contact voluntary jugular venipuncture, Rockie had limited foundation or history of training. His previous caretakers shared that he was a gentle, healthy, 10-year-old castrated "green" animal who rarely ate by hand and did not have a repertoire of trained behaviors.  Pre- and Post-Operative Care for Phacoemulsification Using Operant Conditioning with a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)From the inception of the raptor training program at Shedd, we decided that we would shape behavior the same way we did with other animals in our care, by conditioning a bridge and starting a solid reinforcement history that incorporated using reinforcement variety. |
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Spotlight Fundamentals are the Building Blocks of Fun! – Fortifying Relationship Through Voluntary Venipuncture Training
At the time of his training for protected contact voluntary jugular venipuncture, Rockie had limited foundation or history of training. His previous caretakers shared that he was a gentle, healthy, 10-year-old castrated "green" animal who rarely ate by hand and did not have a repertoire of trained behaviors. More  Pre- and Post-Operative Care for Phacoemulsification Using Operant Conditioning with a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
From the inception of the raptor training program at Shedd, we decided that we would shape behavior the same way we did with other animals in our care, by conditioning a bridge and starting a solid reinforcement history that incorporated using reinforcement variety. More  Conservation Briefs
Irawaddy Dolphin Population on the Rise – Atlantic Surfclam Adapting to Warming Ocean Waters – New CITES Protections for Some Elasmobranch Species More  Back to Basics
Dorsal Fin: Exploring an Unusual Site for Blood Sampling in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) at National Aquarium of Cuba More |
Animal Facts Killer WhaleScientific name: Orcinus orca Green Conservation Toxic ChemicalsAlmost all magazine papers have been bleached with chlorine or chlorine compounds, which produce extremely toxic dioxin. |
