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Jacinthe Bouchard trains animals in captivity (dolphins, tigers, white bears, Walruses, horses...)

Jake and Odo

Jake and Odo had too many behavior problems. Now, he never leaves Odo, an orphan gibbon.

Reason 1

Jacinthe Bouchard is speacialist in animal behavior. She knows all about "friendships" between animals. There are two reasons for it: 

1- The brain of a  young animals it's developing, threre's a socialitzation period when the animal can be near on other animal without being afraid. 

Example: the snake and the lion. It doesn't know that it's dangerous. 

2- The brain of a young animals that come into contact with other animals. It's can play together: lick, each other, sleep together, protect each other from danger etc.

From a human point of view we tend to consider them as friends. 

When the animals are adults is impossible between two animals are meet.

Example: When they are young, there's nothing to stop an otter and badger playing together. 

Vocabulary

according to: segons

badger: teixó 

behaviour: comportament 

birth: naixement 

brain: cervell 

danger: perill 

dangerous: perillós 

deer: cérvol

develop: desarrolar-se

each other: un a l'altre

farm: granja 

fawn: cérvol petit 

friendship: amistat 

frightened (be...): tenir po a...

from a very early age: des de molt jove  

gibbon: gibón

leave: apartar-se de

lick:  llepar 

meet: conéixer

gibbon: gobón
Otter: llúdriga
point of view: punt de vista
quite: totalment
spent/ spend: pasar
there is nothing to stop: no hi ha res que ho impedeixi
together: junts
trusting: confiat
walrus: morsa
without being afraid: sense tenir por
Wolf: llop