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Science and Entertainment

Animals in the movies are not just dogs and cats. This film from Thailand is using an elephant, handled by the animal wrangler in front, who also appears in the film.

On a slightly larger scale, animal handlers work with everything fromreptiles to horses to chickens, training themfor appearances on camera and ensuring they’re properly cared for.Handlers have to understand animal behavior,diet, and even social inclinations . Some of them have worked with the same animals for years to learn how they think and act. Like insect wranglers, handlers are often responsible for housing and caring for their own animals. That might include re-creating their natural habitats and providing them with special food, such as mice for snakes. The field of animal handling, however, is changing. One reason is an increased awareness of animal rights in the film industry and beyond. News of animals that have died or been injured