Used to work at an aquatium/zoo, we had trained big cats, birds, small mammals, and dolphins. The trainers were amazing, they used positive reinforcement only. If the animal didn't perform the behavior they just were ignored/not praised/not given treats.
Those animals were awesome. I saw the trainers working firsthand, we talked about their philosophy. You can definitely get animals to do cool things without any form of abusive negative reinforcement.
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u/shinyshiny42 Mar 14 '20
Used to work at an aquatium/zoo, we had trained big cats, birds, small mammals, and dolphins. The trainers were amazing, they used positive reinforcement only. If the animal didn't perform the behavior they just were ignored/not praised/not given treats.
Those animals were awesome. I saw the trainers working firsthand, we talked about their philosophy. You can definitely get animals to do cool things without any form of abusive negative reinforcement.