Afi, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is being trained to voluntarily enter into a chair then close the door behind himself. The clicking sound heard in the video is a common method used to train animals. It allows the trainer to immediately let the animal know that he performed the desired behavior. The clicking sound is then followed up with a treat to reinforce the positive behavior.
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In this video clip, Lith, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is trained to participate in a twice-daily husbandry task by following a…
Here a husbandry technician is providing food enrichment to rhesus macaques in their corral. This kind of positive interaction between monkeys and…
Afi, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is being trained to voluntarily enter into a chair then close the door behind himself. The…
