Keeper Brittany shows you an example of simple operant conditioning with Smalls bobcat. Big Cat Rescue’s Animal Training Program is based on operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which behaviors are altered by the consequences that follow them. The behaviors are not forced, but “caught”, reinforced and therefore trained. We train only natural behaviors, no entertainment types of behaviors. Operant Conditioning can: Reduce the stress loads imposed by captivity Enhanc