Enrichment

Production: Poland 2014 

 

The term enrichment denotes activities that aim to provide captive animals with the stimuli necessary for correct psychophysical development. As one zoo staff member in the films says: “So that they don't succumb to routine.” The most popular methods of enrichment include diversification of the feeding process (i.e. making it more difficult – so that the food does not jump directly into the animals' throats), training, playing music and sounds of nature, and even film screenings. The film features staff members of the ZOO in Wrocław, the city's inhabitants, and visitors.