By completing this course, you will be able to design, safely prepare, and monitor high-welfare ape diets. You will learn how to align daily feeding practices with primate digestive anatomy, understand the key nutrients and diet components, implement practical kitchen and storage solutions, and confidently assess animal health and body condition.
Course content
How to navigate in the course
We recommend that you complete the course in the order outlined below. You can revisit any part at any point. To access the modules, click on the name of the module below. When you are in the course, you will see these modules on the left hand side in a menu.
Each module is comprised of multiple lessons, which are short, and cover one topic each. You can move between the lessons using the back and forward keys at the top and bottom of each lesson on the right hand side. You can also enable full screen mode by clicking on the 4-way arrow icon, this may be especially useful on small screens (eg. mobile phones). At the end of each module, there is a knowledge test, where you can check you understood the key concepts. If you have difficulties using the online system, each module can also be downloaded in PDF format.
When you completed a module, click on the Complete Lesson button on the left hand side of the screen. You can then go to the next module using the Next Lesson button on the left hand side if you would like to go to the next module. Alternatively, you can click the Exit Course link in the top right hand corner, which will take you back to the starting screen of the course. Your progress on the course will be saved. At the end of the course, you’ll receive a Certificate of Completion.