00:18Hey guys, today we're Target-training meerkats.
00:30So in Target-training, basically the Target acts as a follow me and then we're able to
00:36tell them that they did a good job with a clicker.
00:38Target.
00:40Once they touch the tip of their nose to the Target, that's when I'll give them a click
00:45and that's when they know that they've performed the right behavior and then they'll get a treat.
01:08So with Target-training, we can have them station on a certain area so that we can make sure
01:14that they all get the proper amount of food.
01:16We can also use it to have them stand on a scale so we can get a weight on them
01:22because
01:22that's a good indicator of health.
01:29Now we're going to weigh our meerkats.
01:37So this is Moshi, our alpha female, and she weighs just over one kilogram.
01:48Meerkats are actually really smart.
01:50They need a lot of stimulation and they can figure out a lot of different puzzles pretty
01:54quickly.
01:55So Target-training is one of the different ways that we're able to enrich them on a day to
01:58day basis.
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