Comments on: Super Soaker https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/07/24/squirt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=squirt An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alycia https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/07/24/squirt/#comment-130017 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:38:36 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=261#comment-130017 https://www.reddit.com/user/Ready_Future_6311/

Will surely check back for more insight.

]]> By: Unit 3: Writing for the Web – Advanced Writing in the Sciences https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/07/24/squirt/#comment-29045 Thu, 07 Apr 2016 05:35:02 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=261#comment-29045 […] This could not be farther from the truth; as I mentioned earlier, it’s ironically animals in the wild that are at highest risk of mistreatment by humans. AZA accredited zoos and aquariums are held to an extremely high standard in their care and keeping of wild species. You can find requirements of accreditation here, as well as a list of accredited institutions. Oftentimes people complain that the animals are bored, listless, or disinterested living in captivity. To combat this possibility, the animals are stimulated mentally and physically through training and enrichment. Training brings a problem solving aspect to the animals’ life and gives them a focus and a line of communication with their human keepers. The communication often goes both ways. […]

]]> By: Unit 3: Writing for the Web – Advanced Writing in the Sciences https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/07/24/squirt/#comment-29043 Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:35:02 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=261#comment-29043 […] This could not be farther from the truth; as I mentioned earlier, it’s ironically animals in the wild that are at highest risk of mistreatment by humans. AZA accredited zoos and aquariums are held to an extremely high standard in their care and keeping of wild species. You can find requirements of accreditation here, as well as a list of accredited institutions. Oftentimes people complain that the animals are bored, listless, or disinterested living in captivity. To combat this possibility, the animals are stimulated mentally and physically through training and enrichment. Training brings a problem solving aspect to the animals’ life and gives them a focus and a line of communication with their human keepers. The communication often goes both ways. […]

]]> By: Julie Larsen Maher https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2014/07/24/squirt/#comment-104 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:55:02 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=261#comment-104 What better place to try out my new waterproof Nikon AW1 than the New York Aquarium, one of five WCS wildlife parks where I work. I needed to test my camera’s capabilities. Kayla said Kulu could help. Kulu has a behavior that can ensure a wet experience. The camera stayed dry. The photographer didn’t.

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