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Moorpark College teaches exotic animal training

December 13, 2022

It’s finals season at Moorpark College, a community college in Ventura County, Calif. For students in the Exotic Animal Training and Management program, that requires some pretty unconventional demonstrations of knowledge.

As part of her assessment, Abbey Quilter has to get a female hyena named Kadogo to present her paw to have blood drawn. Quilter trained her for the task by rewarding Kadogo with her favorite ground meat treat every time she complied. The work pays off; Kadogo executes the move flawlessly during finals.

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