Chapter 581: Chapter 581: Foot control benefits
Seeing Pingping put his foot on the railing, the hole clicked on the clicker, and at the same time, he threw a carrot in and to Ping Ping's mouth.
Ping Ping picked up the carrots with his nose and ate them. Fang Ye also took a long paddle-shaped shawl and filed it on his flat toes.
Su Hui was surprised: "Wow, so good!"
"The elephant lifted its foot up with a finger from the breeder!"
"This toe is like a big bun, one toe is bigger than my fist."
"What if it hurts? Will you kick someone angrily? It feels like this life is still a bit dangerous!"
"Fix the toenails, it will walk a lot more comfortably, can you be angry about your good things! See how well-behaved it is."
"Too much human nature, knowing what is good to it will not be disturbed!"
"Elephants are really smart!"
The tourists were afraid of interrupting his work, and the voices were relatively small, but they all squeezed their heads to look in front, taking photos by the way, and observing the elephant's feet.
Another breeder, Xiao Qing, kept order on one side, keeping everyone one meter away from the railing, which was convenient for the breeder to operate.
Fang Ye filed Pingping's feet, and smiled and explained, "This is not a clever question. It's really good for elephants to have a pedicure. Elephants may also understand this, but this alone can't help them. The elephant cooperates.
The most important thing is our usual behavioral training work!
At the beginning, we will guide the elephant to touch the target stick with our feet. When the elephant is doing the right thing, we will click the clicker. This is equivalent to telling the elephant that it is doing the right thing, and then take out one. Small pieces of food such as apples and carrots that they usually like to eat are used as rewards, so that the elephants are happy to receive training.
The process of behavioral training is also a process of building trust between the breeder and the elephant. It is simple to say, but it is very troublesome in practice. The first step alone took a month.
After getting acquainted with the first step, raise the target stick and let the elephant put the feet in this pedicure window, and then slowly let it familiarize with the process of checking pedicure and various pedicure tools, and master the process step by step. "
"Oh~"
The tourists made a sudden sound.
A strange feeling emerged in Yan Ganghui's heart.
I used to think that the breeder was just shoveling feces to feed the animals, which seemed to be no different from raising chickens and pigs, but now it's really not a simple job.
Not only need to understand animals and master various theoretical knowledge, but also need to cultivate feelings with animals, increase trust, and skillful technology to complete this kind of cooperation.
The zoo is not just a place for people to see all kinds of exotic animals, but can also show green farming methods, ways to live in harmony with nature, understand the content of behavior training behind the scenes, and arouse people's care and love for nature.
Linhai Zoo really opened his eyes!
It can be regarded as knowing what a good zoo should be like.
Fang Ye filed his flat toes, and the dust fell from it with pieces of debris.
The pedicure looks easy, but it is quite laborious.
After filing, I took a knife again, and gave it a gouging of the dead skin on the toe.
"If you don't cut this carrot, it feels like trimming a toe and eating it!"
"It looks so enjoyable!"
"Good boy, it's like being punctuated! Doesn't it itch?"
"Master, use your energy! I'm struggling!"
"Haha, how about taking a shower, right?"
Fang Ye plucked out the dead skin, patted his flat feet, stepped back two steps, and said with a smile: "Change a foot!"
In fact, the soles of the feet haven't been repaired yet, but it takes too long to lift one foot for fear that it will be tired.
Go to the other side of the pedicure window with the small hole, point its right foot with the target stick, and move it a little bit.
Pingping immediately put away his left foot obediently and put his right foot up!
"Wow, awesome!"
"This behavior training is really good!"
The tourists were amazed.
Fang Ye praised: "Not bad and mediocre, great job!"
Bend his head down and file it up, while preaching: "Traditional behavior training uses sharp elephant hooks, which can easily cause damage to elephants and force them to obey their movements.
However, the training results based on fear are also very dangerous. Maybe the elephant will run away at some point, which is not good for animal welfare. Now it is advocated to avoid as much as possible.
The method we use is to strengthen the training, gain the trust of the elephant, and let the elephant be willing to cooperate with us. The purpose of behavior training is not only to give them pedicures, but also to conduct body sampling, skin care, treat their wounds, etc., in short, to make elephants healthier.
Of course, it doesn't mean that elephant hook or negative reinforcement training must not be used.
The improved elephant hook made of plastic or wood, which is basically used in zoos, has no sharp blade and will not cause harm to elephants, but it is still a disgusting irritation.
An elephant breeder I knew before said that there was an orphaned elephant over there and they wanted another female elephant to breastfeed it. They couldn't be trained in positive behavior training. The female elephant was unwilling to play baby elephants.
So she threatened her with an elephant hook and forced her to breastfeed. "
The tourists think about it, this is indeed a problem!
"It feels a bit like educating children! Sometimes you can persuade you by words, but you just don't listen, and you have to fight to be honest."
Someone said with deep feeling: "Don't say it, as soon as I raise my child, my blood pressure will go up! I can't wait to shark myself."
"Eh, if you don't hit the child, you won't be obedient, and you regret it after hitting it!"
Then curiously asked the question: "The principal, is it dangerous to give an elephant a pedicure?"
"How often does it take to trim the elephant's feet?"
Fang Ye smiled and said, "Of course there is danger. The slash between the railings of is to prevent the elephant's trunk from sticking out, and the pedicure is performed by two people. The breeder observes and gives food to soothe the elephant's emotions.
Generally, the elephant's feet are brushed two or three times a week. An overhaul like this may be done once every a month to polish off the excess toenails to ensure that the elephant's feet touch the ground when walking.
By the way, Xiaoqing, you can show that hyperplasia to everyone! "
When Xiaoqing went to get the hyperplasia, Fang Ye asked Ping Ping to change his foot and brushed Ping Ping's sole with a brush: "Everyone can observe the soles of his feet!"
In order to see more clearly, tourists squatted down and took pictures while watching.
Some people don't even think it's dirty, they just lie on the ground, looking from the bottom up, they are very curious for knowledge.
Pingping ate apples inside, bewildered as he watched the tourists' behavior.
What do these people do? Are my feet so pretty?
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