Caitlin Whalen

[Caitlin Whalen @cwhalenune]

This is a video of Denver and his friend playing at the beach. Their behavior indicates they are playing by their stance which is a play signal and the lack of aggressive behaviors, like growling. They could be playing to form a social bond. @CAB_ProfPerazio

[Caitlin Whalen @cwhalenune]

@CAB_ProfPerazio

[Caitlin Whalen @cwhalenune]

While rehabilitating injured and orphaned raccoons, we must ensure the patients learn proper foraging skills. As we discussed in class, experience is a key factor of foraging efficiency, so we provide the raccoons with various enrichment that mimic foraging in the wild, like fish

[Caitlin Whalen @cwhalenune]

@CAB_ProfPerazio With an electric collar, Denver freely sniffs deer tracks.Electric fences exhibit operant conditioning with positive punishment.Denver associates the action of crossing the invisible fence with a shock, causing a decrease in probability for him to cross the fence