Animal Enrichment- What it is, what it does, and how you can do it too!
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Animal Enrichment
What is it?
Enrichment improves the lives of animal...
… by creating a dynamic event in an otherwise static environment
Enrichment can be a well designed habitat
Or some form of challenge or entertainment
Enrichment can be complicated
Enrichment can be simple
Enrichment can also be upcycled!
But how does it affect animals?
One study found lab mice with enrichment had improved brain development, less abnormal behavior, and less anxiety compared to those without enrichment. (Wolfer 2004)
Additionally it doesn't affect individual variability or data in studies. (Wolfer 2004)
So what goes into creating enrichment?
First you need to understand the animals
What does it do?
What does it
eat?
Where does it live?
How do they act?
And why would it want to interact
with your enrichment
device?
So here’s an example...
Primates forage for their food
They enjoy eating fruit
They are arboreal
And they are
curious!
Putting all this together lets us make this enrichment device
The chimps have to climb and
forage for their food
So instead of
putting food in a
bowl
The chimp has to work for his food
Giving him a challenge and something to
do
This helps prevent zoochosis and stereotypic behavior
Overall improving his life
Here are some examples of enrichment
devices
Carcass/ Live Feeding!
Painting
Rich environment!
Puzzles
Games
Even Easter Eggs!
Animal enrichment is limited by only two things:●Animal life history
●Human creativity
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https://www.pinterest.com/dilljone/enrichment-for-clubs/
References:Wolfer, David P., Oxana Litvin, Samuel Morf, Roger M. Nitsch, Hans-Peter Lipp, and Hanno Würbel. "Laboratory Animal Welfare: Cage Enrichment and Mouse Behaviour." Nature 432.7019 (2004): 821-22. Web.
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