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
$15,027
Raised of $15,000 Goal
100%
Funded on 6/18/15
Successfully Funded
  • $15,027
    pledged
  • 100%
    funded
  • Funded
    on 6/18/15

Lab Notes

Tags:

behaviorFooblerrhinoenrichmentprototypeproject milestoneresultsAZA ConferencePuzzle feederconstructionEnrichmentRhinocerosmicrobiomeResultskitty microbiomekoala microbiome
The rhinos meet their (prototype) Foobler!
September 23, 2015
  • 6
  • 5
  • 197

This lab note is
for backers only

Rhino Foobler Construction Update!
September 16, 2015
  • 2
  • 9
  • 302

This lab note is
for backers only

“I am always busy, which is perhaps the chief reason why...
September 11, 2015
  • 3
  • 9
  • 173

This lab note is
for backers only

How (not?) to transport a rhino-sized ball
August 13, 2015
  • 1
  • 3
  • 178

This lab note is
for backers only

Teaching a Rhino to Use a Foobler Day 2
July 24, 2015
  • 3
  • 4
  • 123

This lab note is
for backers only

On email surveys, gigantic boxes, and turning seven
July 20, 2015
  • 1
  • 12
  • 84

This lab note is
for backers only

You made it happen! Now for a very important question...
June 24, 2015
  • 0
  • 1
  • 25

This lab note is
for backers only

Hypothesis 1 Confirmed: You Are There
June 19, 2015
  • 1
  • 13
  • 114

This lab note is
for backers only

How did you find out about us?
June 16, 2015
  • 9
  • 5
  • 293
Why Zoo Science Matters
June 11, 2015
  • 0
  • 7
  • 168

This lab note is
for backers only

“The rhinoceros is so well-armed that the elephant cannot...
June 8, 2015
  • 1
  • 5
  • 255

This lab note is
for backers only

Ask Me Anything About Rhinos!
June 2, 2015
  • 0
  • 0
  • 52