While studying biology at the University of Massachusetts, I dedicated several years working closely with two captive, juvenile American alligators. In order for these stereotypically aggressive creatures to be utilized for classroom demonstrations, I developed a training system to make the process a little easier and, hopefully, safer! Upon my graduation, the training resulted in the alligators being able to discriminate between “attack” versus “stay” stimuli, making them a bit more predictable for the handlers.
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