I have posted a stop motion animation video made by the creators of "Wallace and Grommit" and it is called "Creature Comforts". Please click on the ED TED button to watch this video and join the discussion. I think the creators of this video may have been influenced by the story of the real Ivan because this character has a lot of similarities to Ivan, even down to the tally marks on the wall.
 | Think: What are the most common complaints that the zoo animals have? What are some of the things that the animals state that they like about their life in the zoo? How might these animal interviews had been different if animals from a circus or amusement park zoo had been interviewed instead? What makes a good zoo? |
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Read: Stanford students ease life in the zoo
Through a unique experience at San Francisco Zoo, Stanford students learn how to apply principles of animal behavior to design environmental enrichments that benefit both the animals and the complex mission of a zoo.
Discussion: Is mental stimulation through environmental enrichment equally important as nutrition and veterinary care? Why or why not?
Read: Stanford students ease life in the zoo
Through a unique experience at San Francisco Zoo, Stanford students learn how to apply principles of animal behavior to design environmental enrichments that benefit both the animals and the complex mission of a zoo.
Discussion: Is mental stimulation through environmental enrichment equally important as nutrition and veterinary care? Why or why not?
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