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Dr Fay Clark: Ring-tails, Killer Whales and the history of the British Zoo.
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:57:17
Publish Date: 2019-05-06 08:00:00
Description: Dr Fay Clark is an animal welfare scientist. A self-confessed “zoo geek”, she specialises in the assessment and enhancement of captive animal welfare in traditional zoos, safari parks, sanctuaries and aquariums. She is currently based at Bristol Zoo where she examines how the welfare of large-brained mammals can be enhanced through cognitively challenging activities. In this in-depth conversation, she reflects on how zoos have transformed from a victorian spectacle with “poking sticks” to educational conservations, describes how ring-tailed lemurs can adapt to habitats that differ from their Madagascan roots, and explains how technology is revealing how animals solve puzzles, including when they are playing us at our own game! Weekly episodes available early AND bonus content made free to forage by "Subscribtion Squirrels" on our Patreon.

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