See Ping Ping put his foot on the railing, the small hole "click" pressed the buzzer, and threw a carrot into Ping Ping''s mouth.

Pingping picked up carrots with his nose and ate them. Fangye also took a short man in the shape of a long ruler and filed it on Pingping''s toes.

Su Hui was surprised: "Wow, so good!"

"As soon as the keeper pointed, the elephant lifted his feet up!"

"This toe is like a big steamed bread. One toe is bigger than my fist."

"What if it hurts? Will you kick someone angrily? I feel that this job is still a little dangerous!"

"Fix your toenails. It''ll be much more comfortable to walk. Can you be angry about your good things? Look at him."

"It''s so human. If you know what''s good for it, you won''t move!"

"Elephants are really smart!"

For fear of disturbing his work, the tourists talked less, but they were all looking ahead, taking photos and observing the soles of the elephants.

Another breeder, Xiao Qing, kept order on one side and kept everyone one meter away from the railing to facilitate the operation of the breeder.

While filing Ping Ping''s feet, Fang Ye explained with a smile: "it''s not a smart problem. Repairing elephants'' feet is really good for them. Elephants may also understand this, but they can''t cooperate with elephants alone.

The most important thing is our usual behavior training!

At the beginning, we will guide the elephant and touch the target stick with our feet. When the elephant does it right, we will click with the clicker. This is equivalent to telling the elephant that it does it right, and then take out a small piece of food such as apples and carrots they usually like to eat as a reward to make the elephant happy to accept training.

The process of behavior training is also the process of building trust between breeders and elephants. It is simple to say, but it is very troublesome to operate in practice. The first step alone took a month.

After being familiar with the first step, raise the target bar, let the elephant put his feet in the pedicure window, and then slowly let it be familiar with the inspection and pedicure process and various pedicure tools, and master the process step by step. "

"Oh ~"

The tourists made a sudden sound.

Yan ganghui had a wonderful feeling in his heart.

In the past, I thought that the breeder shoveled excrement to feed animals, which seemed to be no different from raising chickens and pigs. Now, it''s really not a simple job.

We not only need to understand animals and master various theoretical knowledge, but also need to cultivate feelings and enhance trust with animals, coupled with skilled technology, in order to complete this cooperation.

The zoo is not only a place to show people all kinds of strange animals, but also can show the green way of farming, the way to live in harmony with nature, understand the content of behind the scenes behavior training, and arouse people''s concern and love for nature.

Linhai zoo really opened his eyes!

I know what a good zoo should be like.

Fangye filed his flat toes, and the dust and debris fell from it one after another.

Pedicure looks easy, it''s still very hard.

After filing, he took a small knife and gouged out the dead skin on his toes.

"If you don''t cut the carrot, you''ll eat it if you trim one toe!"

"It looks like enjoying it!"

"Good boy, it''s like being hit by a acupoint! Won''t it itch?"

"Master, use your strength! I''m tired!"

"Ha ha, take a bath, right?"

Fang Ye gouged out the dead skin, patted the flat foot, took two steps back and said with a smile: "change a foot!"

In fact, the soles of the feet have not been repaired, but one foot has been lifted up for too long. I''m afraid it''s tired.

The small hole goes to the other side of the pedicure window, points to its right foot with the target bar, and points to the bar.

Flatly and obediently put away his left foot and put his right foot on it!

"Wow, great!"

"This behavior training is very good!"

The tourists marveled.

Fang Ye praised: "good, plain, well done!"

Bow down and file up, while saying: "the traditional behavior training is to use sharp elephant hooks, which can easily cause damage to elephants and force elephants to obey.

However, the training results based on fear are also very dangerous. Maybe when the elephant runs away, it is not good for animal welfare. Now it is advocated not to use it as much as possible.

The method we use is to strengthen training, gain the trust of elephants and make elephants willing to cooperate with us. The purpose of behavior training is not only to repair their feet, but also to take body samples, skin care, treat their wounds, etc. in short, it is to make elephants healthier.

Of course, it doesn''t mean that elephant hook or negative intensive training must not be used.

Now the improved elephant hook made of plastic or wood is basically used in the zoo. It has no sharp blade and will not cause harm to elephants, but it is still a disgusting stimulus.

An elephant keeper I knew said that they had an orphan elephant over there and wanted another female elephant to feed it. The positive behavior training could not be trained. The female elephant was just unwilling and beat the baby elephant.

So he threatened her with an elephant hook and forced her to feed. If she didn''t feed well, she stabbed her. After feeding several times, the mother elephant accepted the baby elephant. "

Tourists think, this is really a problem!

"It feels a bit like educating children! Sometimes you talk well, but you just don''t listen. You have to fight to be honest."

Someone felt deeply and said, "stop it. As soon as I raise my children, my blood pressure rises! I wish I could kill myself."

"Ah, if you don''t beat the child, you won''t be obedient. You regret it after beating!"

He asked the question curiously: "headmaster, is it dangerous to repair the feet of elephants?"

"How often do you repair the elephant''s feet?"

Fang ye said with a smile, "of course there is danger. The slash between the railings is to prevent the elephant''s trunk from sticking out. Moreover, the pedicure is carried out by two people together. One keeper pedicures and the other keeper observes to soothe the elephant''s mood with food.

Generally, the elephant''s feet are brushed two or three times a week. Such overhaul may be repaired every other month to polish off the excess toenails to ensure that the elephant is on the ground when walking.

By the way, Xiao Qing, bring that piece of hyperplasia to everyone! "

When Xiaoqing went to pick up the hyperplasia, fangye let Pingping change his foot and brush the foot floor with a brush: "you can observe the soles of its feet!"

In order to see more clearly, tourists squatted down and took photos while watching.

Some people don''t even feel dirty. They lie on the ground directly. Looking from bottom to top, they have a strong thirst for knowledge.

Pingping ate apples inside and was puzzled by the tourists'' actions.

What do these people do? Is my foot so beautiful?