Chinanews.com, Hangzhou, June 25 (Qian Chenfei) arrives at the Dragon Boat Festival when eating rice dumplings. On the 25th, the breeders of the Hangzhou Wildlife World "tailor-made" the delicious dumplings for the animals in the park, allowing the animals to feel the festive atmosphere.
Rice dumplings, bamboo shoots, nests, fruits... The dumplings made by the breeders for the animals are different from "zongzi": giant pandas eat bamboo shoots and bamboo dumplings, while Malay tapirs and baboons prefer "assorted fruit zongzi."
The baboons sit in a row to eat dumplings. Photo courtesy of Hangzhou Wildlife World
Ma Xiaofei, breeder of Hangzhou Wildlife World, said: "Zongzi is made of bamboo shoots and Wowotou. Wowotou is made from eggs, milk powder and various organic grains. It is rich in nutrients and will be directly fed to the panda "Lili". Because it is the Dragon Boat Festival today, it is eaten in this special way. It is also hoped that the national treasure can feel the atmosphere of the festival, and I hope it will be healthy during the Dragon Boat Festival."
Malay tapir eats "assorted fruit dumplings" for the Dragon Boat Festival. Photo courtesy of Hangzhou Wildlife World
In the Malay tapir hall, the breeder brought "assorted fruit zongzi" to the "Prince" and "beautiful" couples. As the national treasure of Malaysia, they first saw traditional Chinese cuisine.
Liu Jianxun, dean of Hangzhou Wild Animal World Animal Hospital and animal expert, introduced, "To make dumplings for animals, you need to use tailor-made ingredients according to their different tastes and eating habits. Like the meat dumplings and egg yolk we usually eat Glutinous rice is used for rice dumplings and bean paste rice dumplings. Animals must not eat them, and their stomachs are not good for them. In order to ensure that they eat healthy, the ingredients we use to make dumplings are all their favorite foods."
Two baboons are eating rice dumplings. Photo courtesy of Hangzhou Wildlife World
It said that to send zongzi to animals, not only let them spend the Dragon Boat Festival with the people, but also hope that by changing the shape of the food, raising the animals' curiosity about food, thereby increasing the amount of exercise in their feeding process, promoting appetite and digestion. (Finish)