The purpose of enrichment is to encourage behaviors that are appropriate for a particular species and that satisfy an animal's physical and psychological needs. The Animal Welfare Act 1 currently ...

Manser 13 uses a motivational test to determine how strongly an animal wants the preferred environment. These tools can all help in proving the perceived benefits of environmental enrichment.

Take this cheetah, who swiftly (no pun intended) made friends with a penguin while on an enrichment walk at her local zoo. Does that sound like the perfect premise for a children’s book or what?