tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post6032777630279015966..comments2023-08-16T07:37:02.612-07:00Comments on i am NOT an anteater!: September 13, 2012 - News Article for Todayleo811 (twitter)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-48663006002853164542012-09-19T21:23:26.491-07:002012-09-19T21:23:26.491-07:00@hazel- Thank you for your comment. Yes you are ...@hazel- Thank you for your comment. Yes you are right! I'm glad you are here to point out things that took place even before I was able to visit as often as I have in the last four years. I have blogged before on Enrichment, and will again. Bottom line in this case seems to be, they have hired one guy who is being touted as the "fixer", and I hope he does fix things, BUT then why are all the people who obviously don't have the smarts to figure things out, still there?leo811 (twitter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11236794393308282027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2121675297610102084.post-65704451803322262422012-09-19T17:09:08.970-07:002012-09-19T17:09:08.970-07:00this article makes it sound like terry maples is o...this article makes it sound like terry maples is on the cutting edge of zookeeping, but he's really talking about enrichments, which the keepers have known about for the last 20 years. <br /><br />lori made a giant "zebra" back in 1996 for the lions and they all attacked it and "fed" on it like it was real prey. barb single-handedly made a ladder for the snow leopard cubs to use and with the help of others created ponds for the fishing cats, and deb made fishsickles for the bears and discovered ulu likes stuffed animals! <br /><br />unfortunately, the keepers were never given the time or resources to do as much as they wanted to do and were never given credit for coming up with new enrichments. i guess they weren't paid enough.hazelnoreply@blogger.com