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Behaviour

Understanding animal behaviour is essential for effective animal handling. With this knowledge the handler can move animals with better control and minimal effort. The key to good handling is thinking ahead of the animal at all times. Understanding how and why animals behave in the way they do in different situations helps the handler appreciate their actions and do the right thing at the right time to produce the required response.

The behaviour of an animal depends on a number of factors: its instinctive species-specific behaviour, the degree of domestication, the environment in which it has been raised and its previous experiences.

 

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