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Features An Innovative Management Plan for Survival; How Operant Conditioning Eliminated Nets in a Newborn Dolphin CalfDolphin Discovery’s Atlantic bottlenose dolphin reproductive program began in 2002 and over the last 13 years 76 calves have been successfully born. This is a yearly average of six new arrivals amongst the 16 facilities.  Shape and Color Discrimination and Match to Sample Training in Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua)“Can penguins see colors?” a smiley 7-year-old guest suddenly asked during a Peng-friend interaction at Ski Dubai. The answer at the moment was: “We would like to say so, but we are not 100 % sure what colors they can see or if they can see the colors at all.” After promising the child to find out next time he comes to visit the penguins, we did some research on the internet trying to find studies about a penguin’s color vision. | IMATA Business |
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Spotlight An Innovative Management Plan for Survival; How Operant Conditioning Eliminated Nets in a Newborn Dolphin Calf
Dolphin Discovery’s Atlantic bottlenose dolphin reproductive program began in 2002 and over the last 13 years 76 calves have been successfully born. This is a yearly average of six new arrivals amongst the 16 facilities. More  2017 Conference Countdown
We are less than one year from conference time! Hopefully you have already started making your plans because this is going to be a packed conference. Conference dates: 1-6 October 2017. More  2016 Conference Wrap Up
The 2016 IMATA Conference in San Diego was a successful and fun event, hosted by Sea World San Diego. The conference encompassed 6 days of activities and site visits to both Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. We had over 550 attendees from 28 countries! More  Enriching Environments
There are many ways we can provide variety for the animals in our care. At Dolphin Research Center (DRC), we have the flexibility to establish the dolphins at multiple places throughout their lagoons and the trainers are able to work with all 27 dolphins that call DRC home. More  Conservation Briefs
Mercury Contaminants in Florida Dolphins – Harbor Seals Populations Diminishing in Scotland – Tagging With New Technology More |
Animal Facts African PenguinScientific name: Spheniscus demersus Green Conservation Disappearing ForestsAccording to the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based environmental research organization, 16 million hectares (almost 40 million acres) of forest disappear worldwide each year as land is cleared for timber or development. This is equivalent to an area slightly larger than the state of Florida. |
