Monday Abstracts

SEEING THE INVISBLE:
TARGET AND NET TRAINING
​WITH AN ELECTRIC EEL

Lara Zamarripa,
National Aquarium Institute


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PLAY: COMPARING PLAY STYLES OF CANINES AND EQUINES

Jamie Bozzi and Jody Ambrose,
smrtdog.com and Jody Ambrose Dressage



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UNLEASHED: MAMMALS IN ACTION

Sharon Dale,
Turtle Bay Exploration Park



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DEVELOPING A VOLUNTEER RESEARCH TEAM AT THE OAKLAND ZOO:
​DIFFICULTIES, UTILITY, AND RESULTS

Nicole G. Sharpe, Darren E. Minier, Margaret Rousser, and Brenda McCowan,
University of California, Davis and Oakland Zoo


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BEHAVIORAL TRAINING FOR A THREE-LEGGED, NON RELEASABLE OPPOSSUM
​TO RECEIVE WEEKLY TOPICAL EAR TREATMENTS

Jason Pfau,
Lindsay Wildlife Musuem


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WEANING A PARENT-REARED CALIFORNIA SEA LION PUP USING KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR NATURAL HISTORY AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING TECHNIQUES

Jessica Jenkins and Emily Insalaco,
Denver Zoo


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THINKING INSIDE THE BOX:
USING OPERANT CONDITIONING TO TRAIN 1.0 BONGO (TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS ISSACI) TO REMAIN MOTIONLESS
​FOR RADIOGRAPHS

Christina Seely,
Denver Zoo


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