Did you know that our giraffes receive hoof trims as part of their care? In this video, Senior Keeper Joe demonstrates the process with our giraffe, Indiketta, with an assist from Keeper Seville. It’s very similar to the work farriers do with horses. According to Joe, the amount of time it takes to train this behavior can vary depending on a giraffe’s personality. For some, this can take months, for others it may take several years! Additionally, some giraffes prefer to train by themselves, whil
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#WorldGiraffeDay— Here’s an inside look into hoof trimming with our giraffes! In the wild, giraffe hooves typically wear down on their own due to the long distances and different types of terrain they cover. Since they don't need to do as much traveling when they live in human care, their hooves don't wear naturally and they need some help from us! 🦒 | Elmwood Park Zoo
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A giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo was treated for lameness by getting a trim for his hooves on Tuesday. https://cbsn.ws/2Knp029 | CBS Sunday Morning
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This is so cool! Zoo keeper staff have been working on hoof care training with giraffe calf Hadassah, and it’s amazing to see it pay off. Regular and consistent positive reinforcement training like this is so important with animals because it forms a positive bond with caretakers and allows the animals to participate in their own care. You can see Hadassah choose to put her foot on the block, which will eventually allow keepers to examine her legs and feet and trim her hooves. Thanks to Keeper E
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Footcare for a giraffe is very important to its overall wellbeing, so keepers perform regular hoof trims. They have even trained many of the animals like Tessa to offer hooves voluntarily! Keepers Teresa and Melina work with Tessa to keep her healthy! The team works with the Zoo Hoofstock Trim Program to stay up on best practices and, on a recent visit, the hoofstock pros noted that the giraffe, okapi, and goats feet looked beautiful and we were doing a great job maintaining their hooves. Learn
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