Chattahoochee Nature Center's beaver stashed a watermelon chunk for later
The treat gave sensory, food and cognitive enrichment, and the center says donors fund this care because the team cannot accept payment for rehabilitation.
From Chattahoochee Nature Center· Instagram · Oct 7
Open the post“What does a beaver do with a chunk of watermelon? 🦫🍉 In this case: investigate it, push it out of the pond, stash it, and come back to eat it later. The watermelon is more than a snack. It’s an example of multi-type enrichment — providing sensory, food, and cognitive enrichment as she explores a new object and figures out what to do with it. That problem-solving comes naturally to beavers. In the wild, they may travel to find food, move it through canals, and store it underwater for later. Providing enrichment like this is one part of the daily care our wildlife team provides. Because our team cannot accept payment for rehabilitation services, donor support helps make this work possible — from caring for raptors, reptiles, and amphibians in rehabilitation to providing food, enrichment, and daily care for educational animals like our beaver. Consider making a donation today to help us continue caring for wildlife. 🦉🐢🐸”
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