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Firehose Curtain

Great news- this IdeaBox item has an associated published paper! Read more about this ideas and further discussions on killer whale enrichment by clicking the following link, and get in touch with us if you'd like a copy.

Law, G., & Kitchener, A. C. (2017). Environmental enrichment for Killer whales Orcinus orca at zoological institutions: untried and untested. International Zoo Yearbook, 51(1), 232-247.

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Credit: Graham Law, Andrew Kitchener, and Roseanne Law

enrichment categories

Primary

Cognitive

secondary

Food-related, Social & Physical Habitat
Novel, cooperative task
Novel presentation of food, Cooperation with conspecifics & Surface structure

Instructions

Red Life Saver

safety

1. Materials used should be suitable for use in marine conditions and with orcas.

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