Behavioural Husbandry Flashcards

Question

What would you consider about an animals individual history when planning enrichment?

Answer 1

Information in ZIMS Medical issues Behavioural issues Parent or hand reared? Exhibit at previous institution Habitat type and social grouping

Answer 2

Size of exhibit/holding Containment barriers (moat, chainlink) Are all components used? (can it hide?) How functional is the exhibit? Allow natural behaviours? How do they interact with exhibit elements? Where/how is food provided? Prefernce between feeding sites? Contain elements of novelty? (weather, furniture changes) Can animal exhibit normal patters of behaviour? Can animal make choices about where and how it spends its time? Control over: - Acquisition of food - Hiding places - Protection from elements Hazards in enclosure? What are the opportunities to forage, breed, socialize

Answer 3

``` Date Animal Zoo area and Supervisor Trainer Assistance requested Reason Priority How does it increase welfare? Welfare implications? Behaviour goal Reinforcers (primary, preferences, secondary) Cue PPE required Location of training Impact on public Special concerns or instructions Work required by maintenance Approximations Comments from Gr. 4, Sup, BHC ```

Answer 4

Adding something to the environment that the animal likes in order to increase the likelihood that the behaviour is going to be repeated

Answer 5

Antecedent Behaviour Consequence

Answer 6

Removing something from the environment that the animal dislikes in order to increase the likelihood that the behaviour is going to be repeated (use of this needs to be approved by BHC via TP&S form)

Answer 7

Addition of a negative or aversive stimulus after the performance of an undesirable/incorrect behaviour to decrease the likelihood of the behaviour being repeated (any instance of this required an Animal Incident report to be completed by the BHC)

Answer 8

Removal of a positive/desirable stimulus after the performance of an undesirable/incorrect behaviour to decrease the likelihood of the behaviour being repeated

Answer 9

Injury to animal or keeper Displaced aggression Level of aversie may need to be increased as animals habituate Development of fear towards keepers Aggression can breed aggression so the animal turns aggressive towards trainer Aggression of animal can become focused on all trainers/keepers

Answer 10

Animal Training and Shaping Branch Instructions for Animal Training Training Log Behaviour Sheet Handling Guidelines for Aggressive Animals New Trainer Checklist Guidelines For Trainers

Answer 11

Be aware of animals body position at all times -avoid unnecessary contact (bite, swipe, grab etc) with trainer, others or equipment Minimize contact through protective barrierss Large carnivores not hand fed (Exceptions require written approval from BHC and unit Sup) Carry Bear Spray Use 2 staff if required Acts of aggression not tolerated Report to Sup. and other training team members Record in training records Team to discuss promptly and take action to prevent reoccurrence - suspend training?

Answer 12

Be aware of maximum potential injury risk to self and others Acts of aggression not tolerated Report to Sup. and other training team members Record in training records Team to discuss promptly and take action to prevent reoccurrence - suspend training? If complex or safety issues - use 2 staff if required Be aware of eye injury when working with aggressive birds, adjust training methods accordingly

Answer 13

Date Keeper Initial Behaviour ``` Rating 0-3: Performance Progress Attitude Overall ```

Answer 14

Inadvertent reinforcement | Observation of other animals

Answer 15

Understand the triggers Move to temporary or permanent PC Stop it before it starts Change or remove motivating factors Ensure no inadvertent R+ Remain calm, ignore, recognize signals in body language Train incompatible behaviour (DRI) Train absence of aggressive behaviour by R+ any other behaviour (DRO) Seek assistance from other trainers, TAs, BHC

Answer 16

Raise criteria in small increments Train/shape one criteria at a time Put current level of response ona variable ratio schedule of R+ before adding or raising criteria Relax old criteria when shaping new criterion/aspect of behaviour Stay ahead: plan so you know what to R+ next if sudden progress Dont change trainers midstream (one shaper per behaviour) If one shaping procedure is not eliciting progress, find another Don't interrupt a training session gratuitously (+ punishment) Behaviour deteriorates = go back to kindergaten End on a high, quit while you're ahead

Answer 17

Positive = adding something to the environment Negative = removing something from the environment

Answer 18

Reinforcement = increase the likelihood of behaviour happening again Punishment = decrease the likelihood of behaviour happening again

Answer 19

Consider all taxa represented in the collection and be incorporated into daily routines Understand each animals role in the collection in order to set suitable goals and select appropriate training methods Proactively use training to improve husbandry, vet procedures and captive management Enhance our guests experience by providing opportunities to experience animals that are true ambassadors for their wild counterparts

Answer 20

``` Coprophagy Regurgitation Hair pulling, Self-injury Stereotyped movements ```

Answer 21

Active exploration Play Affiliation Foraging

Answer 22

``` Hunting Caching Rooting Browsing Foraging Digging for food ```

Answer 23

Carrying objects Using objects without purpose Non food toys Social interaction

Answer 24

``` Scent marking Olfactory inspection Visual inspection Tactile inspection Auditory inspection Social groupings ```

Answer 25

Chewing Object manipulation Task oriented devices Grooming/rubbing

Answer 26

``` Burrowing Nesting/bedding/denning Digging Climbing Wallowing Locomotion Perching ```

Answer 27

Make observations more difficult = problems easier to miss Reduces hygiene by obstructing cleaning with new complex surfaces Access in case of emergency more difficult Constitute a threat in themselves (Sharp, obstructing flight path, loose ropes) If it can be dismantled: - Ingested = hardware disease - Used as a weapon - Be cut by it - Made structurally unsafe - them, other animals, people - Be shocked or electrocuted - Escape tool Increase aggression

Answer 28

Increase desirable behaviour/activity Decrease in abnormal/stereotypic behaviour Positive changes in activity patterns Increase use of space Increase in locomotory activity (climb, swim, fly) Increase social interaction, decrease aggression: bonding, grooming, relaxing near others

Answer 29

An animals collective physical and mental and emotional states over a period of time and is measured on a continuum of good to poor

Answer 30

Nutrition Species suitable diet provided in a way that ensures physical and mental health Environment Opportunities to self-maintain and promote comfort Health Access to a wellness program, rapid diagnosis and treatment Behaviour Social opportunities and provision for species appropriate and diverse behaviours Mental domains Choice and control

Answer 31

Animal welfare assessment process Quality of Life Checklists for geriatric animals Education

Answer 32

For a well-balanced diet: Fresh water and a suitable, species specific diet will be provided in a way that ensures full health and vigour both behaviourally and physically To self-maintain An appropriate environment including shelter and species specific substrates that encourages opportunities to self-maintain For optimal health Providing supportive environments that increase the likelihood of healthy individuals as well as rapid diagnosis and treatment of injury or disease To express species-specific behaviour Quality spaces and appropriate social groupings will be provided that encourage species specific behaviours at natural frequencies and of appropriate diversity while meeting social and developmental needs of each species in the collection For choice and control Providing conditions in which animals can exercise control and make choices to avoid suffering and distress, and make behaviour meaningful

Answer 33

Nutrition Appropriate consumption of nutritious food is an ongoing pleasurable experience Environment Benign conditions offer ongoing comfort and safety Physical health Ongoing good physical health secures robustness and vitality Behaviour Activities involving variety, choice and benign challenge are rewarding Mental or Affective states Survival related negative experiences are minimal and comfort, pleasure, interest and confidence are common positive experiences

Answer 34

Nutrition Suitable, species appropriate diet will be provided in a way that ensures full health and vigour, both behaviourally and physically Environment Animals will experience an appropriate environment that encourages opportunities to self-sustain and promotes ongoing comfort and safety Health Animals will have the opportunity to experience good physical health including access to a wellness program as well as rapid diagnosis and treatment of injury.disease to ensure ongoing robustness and vitality through all life stages Behaviour Quality spaces and appropriate social groupings will be provided that encourage species appropriate behaviours at natural frequencies and of appropriate diversity while meeting social and developmental needs of each species in the collection Mental or Affective states Conditions will be provided in which animals will have the opportunity to experience a predominance of positive emotional states and minimize negative survival related experiences and emotional states

Answer 35

Habituation Decrease in the intensity or probability of a reflex response as the result of repeated exposure to a stimulus that elicits that response Classical conditioning Pairing an unconditioned stimulus with a neutral stimulus. Through repeated pairing, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus and elicits the same response as the unconditioned stimulus Operant conditioning Process by which operant learning occurs: consequences result in an increased/decreased frequency of the same type of behaviour under similar motivational and environmental conditions in the future Imprinting Type of automatic learning, typically when young

Answer 36

Nutrition – a species suitable diet provided in a way that ensures physical and mental health Environment – opportunities to self-maintain and promote comfort Health – access to a wellness program, rapid diagnosis and treatment Behaviour – social opportunities and provision for species appropriate and diverse behaviours Mental domains - choice and control