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Dr. Bernstein (in the red cap) and some of his students. |
Research: We have a research project starting under the tutelage of
Dr. Irwin Bernstein and his students from the University of Georgia, testing
Oliver and Joe’s intelligence (I could save them all a lot of trouble and
say they’re both geniuses, but apparently science doesn’t work that way).
More on that in a future update. |
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We designed t-shirts and the workshop's logo, using artwork from our friend,
Erika Seres' mother. |
Workshop: In early November, we
held the first South East Regional Ape Enrichment Workshop with
representatives from Busch Gardens, North Carolina Zoo, Pittsburgh Zoo, Zoo
Atlanta, Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and Riverbanks Zoo in SC the first 3
days of November. Discussing ways to keep apes in captivity happy, healthy
and challenged is very useful – and fun! Thanks to Harry’s and Mercier’s
for their donation of food. |

Oliver investigates new enrichment device made in workshop. |
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We held the meetings at Kathy's Cottage, and toured the GH facility, going
on a browse hike, learning how to identify gorilla-friendly food, and having
a contest to build the best enrichment device for Oliver (the "Down Under"
won - see photo above right and more on Oliver's Update). |

Attendees of
the workshop posted with our maintenance crew, who helped build the
enrichment devices. |