Using high-tech toys to improve foraging in captive rhinos

By Bethany Krebs, Jason Watters, and Fred Schechter
Backed by Catherine Simmons, Lynda Bowlin, Laura C. Black, Cecily Keating, Jenny Buchanan, Nathan Rowader, Jane Ellen Searight, Donna Myers, Deanna Nielson, John Kelm, and 165 other backers
San Francisco Zoo
San Francisco, California
BiologyPsychology
DOI: 10.18258/4495
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behaviorFooblerrhinoenrichmentprototypeproject milestoneresultsAZA ConferencePuzzle feederconstructionEnrichmentRhinocerosmicrobiomeResultskitty microbiomekoala microbiome
Backers' Event!
May 26, 2017
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The Rhino Foobler makes the cover!
February 28, 2017
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The Rhino Foobler goes to the AZA Conference!
October 26, 2016
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Rhino Foobler 2.0
July 18, 2016
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Just when you think you know a rhino...
June 6, 2016
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Rhino Training Montage
May 2, 2016
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The Art and Science of Training a Rhino
March 28, 2016
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Congratulations, you're published!
March 21, 2016
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Learning about the Rhino Foobler!
March 11, 2016
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Introducing the world's first Bluetooth rhino toy!
March 1, 2016
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Rhino Foobler Construction Update #2!
December 3, 2015
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Gauhati Meets the Foobler Prototype
November 6, 2015
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