Brown and white owls Attie and Denver, smaller than crows but a bit larger than robins, were followed in flight by Severus, a black and white palm nut vulture, whose wing span is more than 5 feet.
Monday, January 11, 2016
Birds soar indoors in new Aviary free-flight show
Brown and white owls Attie and Denver, smaller than crows but a bit larger than robins, were followed in flight by Severus, a black and white palm nut vulture, whose wing span is more than 5 feet.
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How cool! As a long-time lover of birds, this is a very interesting idea. So many times in animal shows, the animals are trained to do things that are unnatural for them (like parrots riding a bicycle) that may be entertaining, but aren't a truthful representation of how they would naturally function. Aviary shows are especially challenging, as many of the larger birds are displayed only perched on the trainer's hand. This show allows educates the audience more fully to the natural behavior of the animals that they have come to see, which is the purpose of zoos, aquariums, and aviaries worldwide.
I do wonder how they integrate the theatrical lighting and video effects without scaring the birds, especially if they are sensitive to things like whether or not audience members are wearing hats. If it is indoors, how do they light it so that birds flying above the audience are lit and visible from beneath? Do they compensate for the differences in animal's sight and hearing from our own?
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