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• Nissim is bringing his body in at the correct angle to make lifting his foot into position<br />
more comfortable<br />
• Only one foot target is now needed<br />
• Keepers tried to get him to lift his FRF when he passed the foot port, he acknowledged<br />
the target but did not lift his foot and changed his body angle to avoid the target<br />
• In the final session, the middle foot port was opened, he did not lift his foot quite high<br />
enough, but rested it on the framework in between<br />
BUTA<br />
• Buta showed vocal distress on release of the rest of the herd due to the separation of<br />
Shaba and Ashanti in the night, so we let her return to the rest of the herd first thing and<br />
only had two training sessions with her<br />
• Again, Andy and Scotty took turns as head target trainer, while the other brushed her feet.<br />
Buta’s positioning is much better and she is more relaxed with the second trainer brushing<br />
the foot<br />
• Jen Quayle (Vet) visited again to see our progress. Jen approached Buta and was able to<br />
examine the front feet and touch them while the other keeper was brushing the foot. Jen is<br />
excited about the future benefits of the training for the health and welfare of the herd<br />
Figure 8: Jen examining Buta's foot<br />
Conclusions-<br />
• David Ross (General Manager) observed a training session<br />
• Aims- to continue encouraging higher foot position for Nissim and to lift his FRF<br />
• - to use a small hand held brush on Buta’s feet<br />
• The team sent an email to Lord and Lady Derby, and the managerial staff to thank them<br />
for the opportunity we had been given, and to inform them of the progress and our<br />
ambition for success in the future<br />
DAY 10- Tuesday 3 rd November<br />
• All the elephants were calmer in the morning and delighted to be re-united outside. Shaba<br />
and Ashanti much more relaxed in the old house overnight. Night footage from the Infrared<br />
cameras in the new house showed that Tana, Nala and Juba did not sleep as much as<br />
normal (this will be monitored) but spaced themselves widely in the pen. No<br />
dysfunctional behaviour was observed outside during the day. Due to this change in<br />
sleeping arrangements, Buta was let out with the herd straight away in the morning
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