ForageFeeder: A low-cost open source feeder for randomly distributing food

ForageFeeder: A low-cost open source feeder for randomly distributing food

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Automated feeders have long fed mice, livestock, and poultry, but are incapable vu flow of feeding zoo animals such as gorillas.In captivity, gorillas eat cut vegetables and fruits in pieces too large to be dispensed by automated feeders.Consequently, captive gorillas are fed manually at set times and locations, keeping them from the exercise and enrichment that accompanies natural foraging.We designed and built ForageFeeder, an automated gorilla feeder that spreads food at random intervals throughout the day.

ForageFeeder is an open source and easy to manufacture and modify device, making the feeder more accessible for zoos.The design presented here reduces manual labor for zoo staff and may be a useful tool for studies tumbler lid that holds liquor of animal ethology.