It’s not just dolphins. Large and small and very unexpected animals around the world are being trained every day. Why? All sorts of reasons,Animals Can Do What?!?,It’s not just dolphins. Large and small and very unexpected animals around the world are being trained every day. Why? All sorts of reasons
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The crowd is sitting in the bleachers waiting with bated breath… and then — a collective gasp! The impressive smooth-nosed dolphins are in the water swimming in synchronization jumping and flipping in the air following signals from the human trainer. The crowd is ecstatic with excitement — what an incredible show! What fascinating creatures!
But it’s not just dolphins. Here are some of the many ways animals around the world are being trained right now.
You might have seen a blind person crossing the street with a guide dog a hearing-impaired person with a hearing dog or a dog standing on its hind legs to press a button that opens an electric door for its wheelchair-bound owner. These animals who help people with their disabilities are known as service animals. Dogs can also be trained to stand on their hind legs and press a button to open. Service animals are usually dogs but can also be monkeys birds and horses.
As we see with the dolphins animals in zoos and aquariums are sometimes trained to “perform” their natural behaviors on demand. This educates people about the animal world; if not for zoos how many of us would ever see any of these creatures? Seeing these animals fills us with appreciation for the animal world and a desire to be more considerate about conservation and resources to help make sure these wonderful animals don’t become extinct.
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