Chinanews.com, Nanning, December 16 (Chen Qiuxia) After the heavy snow and solar terms, a cold wave from north to south hit Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south of the Tropic of Cancer, bringing "cliff-style" cooling to the local area.
On the 16th, the lowest temperature in Nanning was only 6°C, which was full of "freezing".
To cope with the severe cold, people can wear cotton-padded clothes and cotton caps or hide in quilts to keep warm. How can hippos, giraffes and other animals from tropical regions spend the cold winter in Nanning, the "Green City"?
The picture shows the giraffe grilling on charcoal fire for heating.
Photo by Yu Jing
Walking into the Nanning Zoo, the reporter found that the animals were enjoying the zoo’s "privately customized" service, and "fancy" shelter from the cold.
In the snake park, animals such as Colombian boa, sulcata tortoise, and Burmese python take shelter from the cold under heating lights.
Siamese crocodiles on the side get together to enjoy the "sunbathing", and sometimes climb into the pool to soak in the "hot spring".
In the primate hall, the ring-tailed lemurs huddled up in a group, or sat around the oil heater, reluctant to leave for a moment.
In the feeding area, the giraffes "savour" the fresh leaves while "roasting the fire", very leisurely.
The picture shows the Colombian red-tailed boa taking shelter from the cold under a heating lamp.
Photo by Yu Jing
The picture shows the Siamese crocodile get together to enjoy the "sunbathing".
Photo by Yu Jing
Liu Haihua, the person in charge of the snake park, introduced that snakes, lizards and turtles are the first animals in the zoo to enjoy "heating" treatment every year.
As soon as the weather turned cold, their "homes" were fitted with warming lamps and heaters.
There are also hot and cold zones in the snake house. In this small environment, from 20℃ to 30℃, animals can find the most suitable temperature.
Animals do not hibernate as soon as winter comes, they can still "business" normally.
The picture shows the Sulcata tortoise sheltering from the cold under a heating lamp.
Photo by Yu Jing
Xu Guohong, a keeper of the Animal Management Department of Nanning Zoo, said that Nanning Zoo provides "private customized" warmth preservation measures for animals with different habits. Animal venues such as snakes and turtles are equipped with warming lamps, heating pads and other equipment, and thermometers are placed for constant attention temperature change.
Large animals such as giraffes use charcoal fire to increase the environmental temperature in the breeding area to achieve cold and warmth protection.
They also heated the water in the tropical fish aquarium, constantly injecting new bodies of water into the Crocodile Lake and Hippo Lake.
Young animal “babies” will give priority to air-conditioned rooms, blankets and other heating equipment.
The picture shows the ring-tailed lemur sitting around the heater.
Photo by Yu Jing
In order to keep warm and cold, animals also need to "stick to autumn fat". Xu Guohong said that since the beginning of autumn, Nanning Zoo has adjusted the animals' diets by increasing the amount of feed, as well as vitamins, cod liver oil and other nutrients to enhance the physical fitness of the animals, improve their resistance to severe cold, and let them survive the winter safely. (Finish)