Enrichment Adventures: Mangabeys get Basketballs!

1,864 views · Published 19 June 2013 · 4:10 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: Houston Zoo · 2013 · Pets & Animals

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Red-capped mangabeys at the Houston Zoo get a basketball to play with as enrichment. Enrichment is a way to encourage natural behaviors in animals through work and play. 

For more information, visit http://www.houstonzoo.org/meet-the-animals/animal-care

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