Enrichment is part of our daily training for our sea lions at Coral World. The purpose of enrichment is to keep their minds active so that they are constantly learning new things. Just like someone who goes to the same job every day, the sea lions appreciate a little variety in their lives to keep things from becoming monotonous. Sea lion enrichment can vary from ice toys, toy play, painting, and hide and seek. By keeping the activities spontaneous and varied they will benefit from the activities even more and not become bored with the same game or enrichment activity every day. |
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Currently all four sea lions are learning how to paint as is demonstrated in the video. Each individual painting is unique and just like every animal is unique so is their painting style. We let each sea lion express their own painting style so each abstract painting is special in its own way. Coral World is currently working on expanding their enrichment program so part of the proceeds from selling these paintings will go towards purchasing new toys for our animals. |
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