Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Treat training for Hippo Milking

I have been told by certain horse trainers that I should never feed Blessi treats. A Nile hippo named Bibi gave birth to a 6-week premature baby Fiona. The zoo attendants had to milk Bibi to get the necessary colostrum to provide the baby with necessary antibodies to protect against disease. How do you milk a hippo? You provide lots of treats (probably introduced much earlier as part of a clicker training program). Hey if treats are OK for Bibi, Blessi wants you to know that they are OK for him. And after 24-hour care for several days by Team Fiona, baby hippo is now doing fine as shown below. How cute is that baby hippo?

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