Here is the design we have decided to go with for the enrichment.
As a group, we thought this was the best design to continue with because the Cap-It-To-Ya design was tied with another design on the decision matrix. Also, the observations we did at the Denver Zoo, showed that the green wood hoopoe scavenged for insects most often and the Cap-It-To-Ya design would enable the birds to scavenge for insects by putting the food in between the caps.
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First AttemptThe video above depicts, the bird's first contact with our enrichment, and how he initially reacted to it. Dietrich quickly learned to slide down the plastic tubing center, and attempted to grab the insects inside through the holes in the sphere. After a fall, he adapted by waiting for the bugs just to fall out of the holes in the bottom.
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Second AttemptDietrich also adapted very quickly by learning how to balance himself on the sphere on the bottom, to grab the insects that were hanging out of the holes on the sphere.
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Third AttemptDietrich (male green wood hoopoe) interacted with the group's enrichment very fast into the test. He adapted very quickly, by grabbing the insects that were trying to leave the bottom of the enrichment.
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