River Otter Training - Cincinnati Zoo

It may look like the trainer in this video is just having fun giving high fives and belly rubs, but there is a good reason that the otters have been taught these and other behaviors. Our keepers use positive reinforcement to ask for behaviors that allow them to get a close look at different parts of the animals’ bodies for medical checks and procedures such as ultrasounds. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/CincinnatiZooTube/featured Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cincinnatizoo/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CincinnatiZoo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincinnatizoo/ Find out more at http://www.cincinnatizoo.org