Twice a night, the sloth bears are given a "puzzle" to solve: To extract an apple out of a bamboo stick. Succeed and they get to eat the apple. Zookeepers in Singapore are constantly finding new ways to keep their animals physically and mentally stimulated, including using enrichment activities and puzzles.
Twice a night, the sloth bears are given a "puzzle" to solve: To extract an apple out of a bamboo stick. Succeed and they get to eat the apple. Zookeeper Lloyd Daniel Anthony holding up a piece of bamboo stuffed with food which is used as an enrichment activity. Mandai Wildlife Group constantly does research into animal welfare and behaviours to keep up with best practices.
This means that zookeepers and presenters at the Singapore Zoo and Mandai's other parks find their workload increasing and their job scope ever-changing. This includes adopting new practices, such as enrichment activities for the animals, and needing to relearn skills. For instance, zookeepers now have to come up with various puzzles to keep their animals physically and mentally stimulated daily
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