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Box B10 Training Birds orom a Zoo Prooessionalls Perspective 233

VetBooks.ir is also thought to promote a positive KAR. danger to the bird. If a bird is moving to cre-
ate a flight distance between itself and the
Simply, if the bird moves, the keeper freezes
and waits for the bird to settle and become
fortable situation when a keeper is in their
stationary, before resuming any movement keeper, or otherwise try to find a more com-
(preceded by a verbal cue, of course). enclosure, a keeper that continues to move or
Movement and unpredictability can mean remain active may elicit a panic or fear

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

Figure B10.1 Training show birds in zoos can raise some special challenges, but when successful can inspire
awe: (a) and (b) Steve and Andean condor, c. 1989; (c) Steve and cinereous vulture, c. 1978; (d) Steve and
golden eagle, c. 1978; (e) Steve and Joanna, Minnesota Zoo, c. 1987; (f) Steve and white‐backed vulture, c.
1989. Source: Heidi Hellmuth.