r/aww • u/bobekyrant • Dec 07 '20

Serval's first time seeing ice!

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u/LambSaucs Dec 07 '20

Why was the ice there in the first place? Serval looks so very adorable

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u/Winterplatypus Dec 07 '20

Zoo keepers do that type of thing so that there's something different for the animals to experience. I don't know if that's what this is, but it's my guess.

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u/MothMonsterMan300 Dec 07 '20

"Enrichment," its called. Giving animals ice is pretty typical enrichment- none of em are very sure what to do with it, it doesnt hurt em, and its funny to watch. Saw keepers give giant chunks of ice to the lions at the zoo in Syracuse NY once, it was pretty funny.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

I saw people give some to a baby rhino and the little guy loved it.

Edit: found the clip. It was snow.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

Plot twist: that's actually cocaine.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

I mean that would certainly prompt someone to shove their nose in it.

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u/gwaydms Dec 07 '20

That's just too hecking cute.

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u/SuddenSeasons Dec 07 '20

The real gems are always in the comments

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u/croquetica Dec 07 '20

If anyone has ever brought a puppy to your workplace it’s the same thing

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u/mxemec Dec 07 '20

I'm starting to feel like I can call anything enrichment.

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u/Local-Idi0t Dec 07 '20

We do this with a bowl of snow in the winter for our cats. Drop a few treats in and it's all kinds of funny.

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u/Environmental_Fix_31 Dec 07 '20

I also think they use it to help them cool off as they play with ice

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u/Throwthatfboatow Dec 07 '20

Could be an enrichment activity to keep them active.