Enhancing the zoo visitor's experience by public animal training and oral interpretation at an otter exhibit
Enhancing the zoo visitor's experience by public animal training and oral interpretation at an otter exhibit
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DOI：
10.1177/0013916503254746
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发表时间：
2003-11-01
影响因子：
5.7
通讯作者：
Maple, TL
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作者：
Anderson, US;Kelling, AS;Maple, TL
本研究调查了动物园游客观看亚洲小爪水獭（Aonyx cinerea）进行动物训练的效果。还评估了有一名翻译在场描述水獭及其对动物园游客的培训的影响。亚特兰大动物园的水獭展览的389名游客的数据进行了分析，并在四个条件下（被动展览观看，仅解释会议，公共动物训练会议，公共动物训练与解释会议），展览停留时间和动物活动水平进行了记录。研究结果表明，公共动物训练和公共动物训练与解释产生更积极的动物园的经验，培训的看法，展览规模和工作人员的评估，和更长的游客展览停留时间相比，被动的展览观看和解释只有会议。本研究量化了积极强化训练的结果，超越了其对动物的影响，并通过提供有关如何增加动物园游客的积极认知和体验的信息，将其扩展到动物园游客身上。
This study investigated the effects of performing animal-training sessions with Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) while zoo visitors watched. The effects of having an interpreter present to describe the otters and their training on zoo visitors were also assessed. The data from 389 visitors to Zoo Atlanta's otter exhibit were analyzed, and exhibit stay times and animal activity levels were recorded during four conditions (passive exhibit viewing, interpretation-only sessions, public animal-training sessions, and public animal training with interpretation sessions). The findings suggest that public animal training and public animal training with interpretation produce more positive zoo experiences, training perceptions, exhibit size and staff assessments, and longer visitor exhibit stay times when compared to passive exhibit viewing and interpretation-only sessions. This study quantifies an outcome of positive reinforcement training beyond its effects on animals and extends the benefits to zoo visitors by providing information on how to increase positive perceptions and experiences for zoological park visitors.