Seeing that Pingping put his feet on the railing, the small hole "clicked" and pressed the clicker, and at the same time threw a piece of carrot into it and threw it to Pingping's mouth.

Ping Ping picked up the carrot with his nose and ate it, and Fang Ye also took a long ring ruler-shaped spoon and filed it on Ping Ping's toes.

Su Hui was surprised: "Wow, so well-behaved!" ”

"As soon as the keeper pointed, the elephant lifted its feet!"

"This toe is like a big steamed bun, and one toe is bigger than my fist."

"What if it hurts, will you kick someone in anger? I feel like it's a bit dangerous! ”

"Fix your toenails, it will be a lot more comfortable to walk, can you be angry with what is good to you! Look at it so well-behaved. ”

"It's too human, and you won't mess around when you know what's good for it!"

"Elephants are really smart!"

The tourists were afraid of disturbing his work, and the voices of the discussion were relatively quiet, but they were all probing their heads to look ahead, taking pictures by the way, and observing the soles of the elephants.

Another breeder, Xiaoqing, maintained order on the side, asking everyone to keep a distance of one meter from the railing, which was convenient for the keeper to operate.

Fang Ye explained with a smile while filing Pingping's feet: "This is not a smart question, giving an elephant pedicure is indeed good for them, and the elephant may also understand this, but this alone cannot make the elephant cooperate."

The most important thing is our daily behavior training!

In the beginning, we will guide the elephant to touch the target stick with our feet, and when the elephant is doing it right, we will use a clicker to 'click' it, which is equivalent to telling the elephant that it is doing the right thing, and then take out a small piece of food that they usually like to eat such as apples and carrots as a reward, so that the elephant is happy to be trained.

The process of behavioral training, which is also the process of building trust between the keeper and the elephant, is easy to say, but it is very troublesome to operate in practice, and it takes a month for the first step alone.

After familiarizing yourself with the first step, raise the target rod and let the elephant put its feet in this pedicure window, and then slowly familiarize it with the process of inspecting the pedicure and various pedicure tools, and master the process step by step. ”

"Oh~"

There was a sudden sound from the tourists.

A wonderful feeling came to Yan Ganghui's heart.

In the past, I thought that the breeder was shoveling excrement and feeding animals, which seemed to be no different from raising chickens and pigs, but now I look at it, it is really not a simple job.

In addition to understanding animals and mastering various theories, it is also necessary to cultivate feelings with animals, enhance trust, and be skilled in technology to complete this kind of cooperation.

The zoo is not only a place for people to see all kinds of exotic animals, but also shows the way of green farming, the way of living in harmony with nature, understands the content of behind-the-scenes behavior training, and arouses people's care and love for nature.

Linhai Zoo really opened his eyes!

It's also kind of knowing what a good zoo should look like.

Fang Ye filed his flat toes, and dust fell from them one after another, along with pieces of debris.

Pedicure looks easy, but it's still quite strenuous.

After filing, he took a knife and scratched the dead skin on his toes.

"If you don't cut this carrot, you feel like you can't eat it if you trim one toe!"

"Looks like you're enjoying it!"

"It's so good, it's like being pointed! Doesn't it itch? ”

"Master, use some strength! I'm struggling! ”

"Haha, what about scrubbing, huh?"

Fang Ye peeled off the dead skin, patted his flat feet, took two steps back, and said with a smile: "Change one foot!" ”

In fact, the soles of the feet have not been repaired, but it takes too long to lift one foot, and I am afraid that it will be tired.

Xiao Kong walked to the other side of the pedicure window and pointed at his right foot with the target stick, a little towards the bar.

Ping Ping immediately obediently put away his left foot and put his right foot on it!

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"This behavior training is really well done!"

Tourists are amazed.

Fang Ye praised: "Not bad, it's awesome!" ”

He bowed his head and bent down to file as he spoke: "Traditional behavioral training is to use a sharp elephant hook to easily cause harm to the elephant and force the elephant to make obedient movements.

However, the results of training based on fear are also very dangerous, and the elephants may go berserk at any time, which is not good for animal welfare. Now it is advocated that it can not be used as much as possible.

The method we use is to strengthen the training, gain the trust of the elephants, and make the elephants happy to cooperate with us. The purpose of behavioral training is not only to give them pedicures, but also to perform body sampling, skin care, treat wounds, etc., in short, to make the elephants healthier.

Of course, this does not mean that elephant hooks or negative reinforcement training must not be used.

The modified elephant hook made of plastic or wood, which zoos basically use now, has no sharp blades and will not harm the elephants, but it is still a disgusting irritant.

I heard from an elephant keeper I knew that they had an orphan elephant and wanted another female elephant to feed it, but the positive behavior training could not be trained, and the female elephant was not happy and beat the baby elephant.

So he threatened her with an elephant hook and forced her to breastfeed, pricking her if she didn't feed well, and after feeding the mother elephant a few times, she accepted the baby elephant. ”

Tourists think about it, this is indeed a problem!

"It feels a bit like educating a child! Sometimes good words persuade each other, no matter how well you talk about it, you just don't listen, and you have to beat it to be honest. ”

Someone was deeply touched and said: "Don't say it, as soon as I give my child homework, my blood pressure will rise!" I can't wait to shark myself. ”

"Eh, if you don't beat the child, you won't be obedient, and you will regret it after the beating!"

He asked curiously: "Chief, is it dangerous to give an elephant a pedicure?" ”

"How often do you trim an elephant's feet?"

Fang Ye smiled: "Of course there is danger, the slash between the railings is to prevent the elephant's trunk from sticking out, and the pedicure is carried out by two people, one keeper pedicure, and the other keeper observes, giving food to soothe the elephant's emotions."

Elephants are usually brushed two or three times a week, and such overhauls may be done every month, shaving off excess toenails to ensure that the elephants are on the soles of their feet when walking.

By the way, Xiaoqing, you can bring that growth to show everyone! ”

When Xiaoqing went to get hyperplasia, Fang Ye asked Pingping to change his foot, and used a brush to brush Pingping's soles: "You can observe the soles of its feet!" ”

In order to see more clearly, tourists squatted down one after another and took pictures while watching.

Some people don't even feel dirty, they just lie on the ground, looking up from the bottom, and they are very curious.

Ping Ping ate an apple inside, bewildered by the actions of the tourists.

What do these people do? Are my feet so good-looking?