{"id":10659,"date":"2024-06-10T18:50:35","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T23:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/?p=10659"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:01:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:01:14","slug":"what-is-enrichment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safariwest.com\/2024\/06\/what-is-enrichment\/","title":{"rendered":"What is enrichment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrichment! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is it?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quick answer: <\/span><b>novel stimulus.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Behavioral enrichment comes from the understanding and acceptance that, for both pets at home and animals in zoos, these are animals that are living in a smaller, safer space and therefore exposed to less stimulus than their ancestors or their wild counterparts. 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