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 Check out this guide written by Mystic Aquarium beluga trainer Justin Richard to learn how trainers teach behaviors to belugas using positive reinforcement, bridging, shaping, and targeting. (PDF)
 Watch this Marine Mammals of the Arctic archived webcast to see beluga trainers and belugas in action at Mystic Aquarium. (30 minutes)
 Read this online interview with Mystic Aquarium beluga trainer Justin Richard to learn more about Justin, belugas, and what it takes to become a beluga whale trainer.
 See if you can find your way through this beluga whale maze without getting lost! (PDF)
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Show What You Know |
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Do you have what it takes to be a marine mammal trainer? Enter Immersion's second annual goldfish training contest for a chance to join a beluga trainer at Mystic Aquarium for a day in the summer of 2011.
What: A contest to show off your animal training skills
Who: Kids ages 10 to 14
How: Create a 2-minute video showing how you trained a goldfish to perform a unique behavior
Why: Have fun and win an all-expenses-paid trip to Mystic Aquarium to work with a beluga whale trainer for a day
When: Now! Deadline for submission of videos is May 1, 2011
Find out more, and enter the contest! |
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