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Contents

Notes on Contributors xi
Foreword xxi
Preface xxv
Acknowledgements xxvii

Part A Demystifying Zoo Animal Training 1

1 Learning Theory 3
Nicole R. Dorey

2 The Cognitive Abilities of Wild Animals 15
Lindsay R. Mehrkam

3 The Ultimate Benefits of Learning 35
Kathy Baker and Vicky A. Melfi

4 Choosing the Right Method: Reinforcement vs Punishment 53
Ken Ramirez

Modality Boxes
Consideration of what modalities animals use to communicate with one another; as
training programmes are based on good communication between the zoo professional
and animal they are working with.

Box A1 Animal Vision 69
Andrew Smith

Box A2 Do You Hear What I Hear? Hearing and Sound in Animals 73
Erik Miller‐Klein

Box A3 Making Sense of Scents: Olfactory Perception in Animals 77
Neil Jordan