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Part A
Demystifying Zoo Animal Training
In this opening section, we hope to provide theory is portrayed as a complex and difficult
an overview of the principles needed to subject. Though there are intricacies and
approach and understand animal learning debates about the learning theory, there are
theory. Knowledge of zoo animal learning some rules and principles, which can be easily
principles is essential for those interested in understood, which also make it clear what
setting‐up, managing, and implementing zoo can and cannot be achieved by different train-
animal training programmes. We have ing programmes. How learning might benefit
worked to provide overviews of the scientific the animals taking part is considered. And
understanding of this field, in a clear and finally, the basic training methods commonly
interesting text. Too often animal learning used and their scientific basis is explored.