Not sure how many people are aware of this, but if you're at BGW on a sweltering hot day, be sure to stop by Secret Life of Predators and More Pets Shenanigans.
To keep the animals safe in the heat, the normal show is canceled and instead becomes a sort of "behind the scenes" training session with the animals. What this means is that trainers will come out and explain the processes by which they train their animals, and even demonstrate some of the training process. Some of the animals they bring out to train have never been in front of an audience before. Seeing how the animals learn the behaviors that they perform onstage is really fascinating.
After the "training session," the trainers take some time to bring some of their animals around the audience and let them pose for pictures. It's a great chance to get up-close to the animals and really appreciate them, which is a bit more difficult during a normal show.
Here's a picture I snapped of the grey wolves while they posed for a photo during a "training session". They are beautiful. I will try to post some more pictures soon.
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So, next time you visit BGW on an abnormally hot day (temperatures in the 90's), be sure to check out both of the park's animal shows. It's a different experience from what the shows usually are, and it feels like a more pure and personal way to appreciate the animals. I loved it.
