Lecture 2 Test

Question 1

Late 1700’s, early 1800s

Answer 1

Marine mammals kept briefly to show-first zoological park established in Paris

Question 2

1848

Answer 2

German animal trainer Carl Hagenbeck was a pioneer in positive training. created zoo environments that were more enriching and portrayed animals closer to their natural habitat

Question 3

1940

Answer 3

Modern training of dolphins began, tricks kept as “trade secrets”

Question 4

1947

Answer 4

first successful birth of a bottlenose dolphin

Question 5

1960

Answer 5

first park keeping orcas in captivity was Sea World San Diego

Question 6

1972

Answer 6

Congress passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) prohibits the hunting, killing, capture, and or harassment of any marine mammal.

Question 7

1972

Answer 7

First Marine Mammal Training workshop took place, IMATA began as a result. International Marine Mammal training association

Question 8

1982

Answer 8

Jay Sweeney wrote his first clinics corner column for IMATA, answered health and medical question about marine mammals and their care

Question 9

1987

Answer 9

Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA) was founded. members are dedicated to the highest standards of care for marine mammal and their conservation

Question 10

What are the 6 reasons to train

Answer 10

1. Physical exercise
2. Mental Stimulation
3. Cooperative Behavior
4. Education/ entertainment
5. Research
6. Human/ animal partnerships. ( please meet cooper everyday read humus)

Question 11

Physical Exercise

Answer 11

lead different lives, wild recieve physical exercise when hunting for food, and avoiding predication, animals in human care require physical stimulation to replicate this.

Question 12

Mental Stimulation

Answer 12

training provides animals in human care with the opportunity to problem solve.

Question 13

Cooperative Behavior

Answer 13

also known as husbandry behaviors. Maintenance and daily care of the animals through voluntary manipulation of animals or conditions for medial, veterinary, relocation, or care

Question 14

benefits of training medical behaviors

Answer 14

easier to achieve, saves resources, safer for oth animal and human, better care

Question 15

data collection

Answer 15

provide a database which indicates a baseline of what is normal or each animal. important to realize that each animal is an individual and differences in each animal’s lab results may be observed.

Question 16

Examples of cooperative medical behaviors

Answer 16

blood, gastric, fecal, urine, ultrasound, weight, chuff, injections, teeth ect

Question 17

Management Behaviors

Answer 17

would you rather train an animal to gate or physically move them.

Question 18

Why train management behaviors

Answer 18

easier to achieve, saves resources, best care, safer

Question 19

Education and entertainment

Answer 19

Public education through shows leads to conservation efforts by people who visit zoos. EX: shoes, encounters, exhibits. Training allows for all of these

Question 20

Bill Toone,

Answer 20

Wildlife biologist. conservation efforts of various animal species. Decline of monarch butterfly, due to wood burning. came up with stove for villagers. not embraced, he addressed villagers heath needs then worked

Question 21

Personal experience

Answer 21

is a key factor related to stewardship attitudes. Often zoological facilities may be the closest to nature to which most Americans especially living in urban centers.

Question 22

People polled agree

Answer 22

visiting marine life park, or zoo can inspire conservation actionthat can help animals in their natural environment. dolpin quest and our animals touch the hearts and minds of these people and encourage them to actively engage in conservation efforts when they return home

Question 23

How much had DQ donated

Answer 23

over 3 million

Question 24

What are the two main types of animal research

Answer 24

observational and biological

Question 25

How does training help with research

Answer 25

much of what we know comes from observing zoo animals, training allows animals to cooperate in an experiment., level of control not possible ein field studies. can’t force

Question 26

how can research help care for the animals under our care?

Answer 26

ex: collectedmilk from mothers to analyze nutrition content of milk to replicate formula

Question 27

Human/ Animal Partnership

Answer 27

occure when the animal and human work together towards a common goal that is muturally benefitial EX: guide dogs animal ambassadors

Question 28

List of things training does

Answer 28

increased agency and well being
increases physical and mental well being
increases longevity of the species under human care
improves human and animal care