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Tomistoma is being target trained. The River Banks Zoo in South Carolina.

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[Sasherra]

What is the click click for? Is it like with dog obedience courses, where every time they hear it and obey, they expect a treat or something like that?

Thanks for sharing.

[flaviomorrissiey]

yes, it is a bridge. It is a secondary reinforcement. You can use it instead of a food reward. It is also a support of the primary reinforcement.

[flaviomorrissiey]

I have not gathered enough data to determine if they are. At this point I will say it is the general quality of words. I have used just the general sound of verbal cue, kind of like grunting the sound and they still respond as the usual cue.

Flavio

[flaviomorrissiey]

They are responding more to the vowel sounds rather that the w or t sound. On the website ReptileBehavior, there is a paper explaining this with name recognition in Cuban Crocodiles Look under paper and notes section.

Flavio

[Camstatic]

Omg, this is very impressive!

[botterbacher]

I love him :)P

[jenotter1]

Behler!! He is such a good boy :) You should see him now!

[jenotter1]

Behler!!! :) He is such a good boy!

[Z28otter]

Behler is my baby!!! luv you Behler... luv JO

[kaffir2]

Very smart. Is he recognising phonemes or just the general quality of the words?