At WFFT they made enrichments for the elephants that went out into the enclosures at the end of the day so that they would have something to do for fun when no one was interacting with them. The definition of enrichment is an animal husbandry principle that seeks to enhance the quality of captive animal care by identifying and providing the environmental stimuli necessary for optimal psychological and physiological well-being. In the mornings we would cut up the fruit that the enrichments were made out of such as, watermelon, pineapple, corn and papaya. We would take banana trees and cut them very fine like string and put fruit on each end. After all the fruit was tied together we would go into the enclosure and throw them into the trees up high so that the elephants would have to go searching for them. Another enrichment that we would make was with a bag from the elephant pellets. We would fill the bags with compost, fruit and corn. We would also hide the bags in the enclosure. The elephants each had their own way of opening the goody bag such as throwing it up and down or stomping/kicking the bag till it would opened. I think that the enrichment is very important for the elephants. This helps with exercise, mental activity, feeding, and it is something that the elephants enjoy searching for! I enjoyed making the different types of enrichment for them, and I especially like hiding them in their enclosure and waiting and watching to see how long it would take them so find. The only issue that we had when cutting the fruit early in the mornings was that a lot of the fruit was eaten by wild dogs that made their way into the refuge. They were so hungry that they ate their fruits and veggies!