Post written by Sarah Riger
One of the main purposes for providing enrichment to our animals is to get them to exercise mentally and physically. The lure course that we use with our Cheetahs exercises both. By weaving a line of string through the exhibit that is attached to a small motor we are able to pull a lure (usually feathers, or fabric) and provide the Cheetahs with something novel to chase. When the Cheetahs catch the lure they are given a bone, or chunk meat as a reward. The Cheetahs are able to stalk, chase, and catch something like they would in the wild. This picture is of our Cheetahs, Kito & Kiburi, when they were younger chasing the lure.
Cheetah Lure Course
More Posts Like This!
- Enrichment All Day Long Thanks to everyone who came out for Enrichment Day! The cheetahs and dogs made a another run with the lure...
- SOS Cheetah a Huge Success! Spotlight on Species: Cheetah raised over $800 this weekend for Cheetah Conservation Botswana! Thanks to everyone who came out and...
- SOS Cheetah Part 3: Return of the Cheetah Cam One of the highlights of SOS Cheetah was the lure course – here you can see some great footage of the...
- Training 101: Back to Kindergarten Sometimes we teach an animal how to do something then one day they won’t do it any more. Maybe they...
- Cool Cheetah Adaptation #17: Feet All of you know now that the cheetah is the world’s fastest land mammal, able to run up over 65...
