Kongs for Evening Enrichment
November 10, 2014 by Keri -
Another one of our evening enrichment puzzles is putting nuts, peanut butter or mashed up banana into holes in kongs. The chimpanzees use their fingers or a tool (or a combination of both) to get at the tasty treats inside, but sometimes the treats can be pretty tough to get out.
Jamie spent the better part of the morning working on her kong that was left over from the previous evening. Evidently, there was a hazelnut that was trapped inside and she could not free it. She tried using all the tools at her disposal, including her finger, her tongue, the arm of a troll doll, and a short wooden tool. When none of them worked I offered her a hard plastic chop stick to use.
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A very determined lady!
I just wanted you all to know how much I enjoy these posts. I look forward to them every day! 🙂
Jamie’s mind is always working….
You need to send this video into the kongcompany.com! Jamie would be a perfect Kong spokesperson! Fun knowing that Kong’s are used as enrichment by so many animals besides dogs! And only Jamie could work a chopstick into the act. ; )
Clever girl …