你的貓咪聰明到會玩貓食投幣機嗎？ - 貓

http://www.boredpanda.com/cat-feeder-makes-cat-hunt-for-food-ben-millam/


Ben Millam who refers to himself as an “aspiring geek” built an incredible
machine that takes cat feeding to a whole new level. He trained his cat Monke
y to look for plastic balls hidden around the house and throw them into the m
achine. Once the machine recognizes the RFID-tagged balls, the feeder is acti
vated and the ball is filled with cat treats.

Monkey was trained using ‘clicker’ training that is based on associating a
desirable behaviour with a distinctive click and a reward. It took some time
and patience but as Millam says, Monkey successfully managed to put up with a
ll his experiments.

“This all started after I read an explanation of why cats go about repeatedl
y exploring the same areas: it’s partly to establish and survey their territ
ory, but they’re also practicing ‘mobile’ hunting,” Millam said. “So wha
t if my cat, while out on patrol, actually found its prey? Surely this would
bring him one step closer towards a more fulfilled and self-actualized indoor
kitty existence.”


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