China News Service, Harbin, June 25 (Reporter Liu Xiaomi and Wang Lin) The 25th is the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. The Northern Forest Zoo in Harbin, Heilongjiang opened. Animals happily taste the zongzi dinner suitable for their diet. This activity is not only to improve the welfare of animals, but also the inheritance and innovation of Chinese folk customs.
Pure meat dumplings Lu Pinshe eaten by gray wolf
Zongzi is a traditional festive food that Chinese families must have for the Dragon Boat Festival. Zongzi has a wide variety from south to north. In Heilongjiang, which is located in the high latitudes of China, the animal nutritionists and animal dietists of the North Forest Zoo are ingenious. They have developed and processed various special dumplings for different foods and tastes of different animals.
Chimpanzee tasting rice dumplings
Rice dumplings, horse lotus, jujube, candied dates, apples, bananas, melons, carrots, lamb, beef, peanuts... Enriched fillings wrap fresh zongzi leaves, making them "exclusive dumplings" for animals. Monkeys love to eat Jiangmi jujube dumplings, gray wolves like to eat pure meat dumplings, African elephants love fruit dumplings, "bear children" do not tire of assorted dumplings, the hippo mom who just gave birth to cubs is the most special, its full moon dumplings Nutritious and delicious.
Ring-tailed lemur tasting bamboo tube dumplings and fruit gourd
On the same day, Liu Xiaomi, a senior engineer for animal husbandry at the Northern Forest Zoo, arrived early to work with his colleagues to make dumplings for the "animal family" and spend the Dragon Boat Festival. Liu Xiaomi told reporters: "The raw materials used in the dumplings are strictly configured according to the nutritional needs of the animals, and they are inlaid with the fruits they usually eat."
African elephant tasting fruit dumplings
In addition to the dumpling dinner, there are also traditional festival elements such as boiled eggs, persimmon small gourds, multi-colored threads of fruits and vegetables, and gourmet color purses. Liu Xiaomi said: "We not only value the physical health of animals, but also their mental health. Every festive season, create a festive holiday atmosphere, make delicious festive food, can make them feel caring and love, fresh form also let them Appetite wide open." (End)