China News Service, Xining, May 27 (Li Jiangning) Xining Wildlife Park held a two-year birthday party on the 27th for the second and third artificially bred snow leopard sisters "ink" and "oil painting" in China.
According to reports, after successfully breeding a female snow leopard (Aoxue) in Xining Safari Park in 2016, on May 27, 2019, Xining Safari Park once again bred a pair of female snow leopard twins, which are the second and third surviving female snow leopards in China. Breed snow leopards.
On May 27, 2020, the Snow Leopard sisters flowers were named "ink and wash" and "oil painting" through the online name call.
Over the past two years, the attention of all walks of life has made the Snow Leopard sisters flower become the star animal of Xining Wildlife Park.
The picture shows the Snow Leopard "oil painting" tasting the "birthday cake".
Photo by Li Jiangning
According to the relevant person in charge of Xining Wildlife Park, China is the largest distribution country of wild snow leopards. However, there is a big gap between the artificial breeding technology and the results of zoos in developed countries.
Artificial breeding is the core technical means of ex situ conservation. Xining Wild Animal Park has tried artificial breeding of snow leopards since 1984. At present, the artificial breeding technology of snow leopards is becoming more and more mature. Snow leopard protection has added a new channel and means, and it is believed that it can play an increasingly important role for China's snow leopard protection in the future.
On the same day, the breeders and staff of Xining Wildlife Park used various toys donated by netizens to set up a birthday venue for the pair of "sister flowers", and used cabbage and mutton to make a special "birthday cake" for the sisters' flowers and placed them in the exhibition. Pavilion.
In addition, the staff of Xining Wildlife Park and 40 local children who participated in the activity made water spheres and toy balls for the "Sister Flower" as birthday gifts, and placed them in the exhibition hall together.
"Xining Safari Park snow leopards, as a star species, have long been loved by a large number of netizens. Since their birth, the sister flowers have been paid attention to by netizens because they could not visit the scene in person. The Xining Safari Park staff was entrusted to send the flowers to the snow leopard sisters through the form of online messages. Their blessings." said Liu Ke, a staff member of the marketing department of Xining Wildlife Park.
At about 11 am, the pair of "sister flowers" slowly walked out of the animal house. The sister "oil painting" curiously walked to the "birthday cake" and sniffed, and ate it, while the sister "ink and wash" was in the animal house. The door was watching warily.
Afterwards, the "oil painting" played with the new enrichment toys, and took the "birthday gift" from the staff back to the animal shelter to share with her sister.
"Through the birthday party, we also hope to attract more people to know, understand, pay attention to and protect snow leopards through their cute appearance and unique identity." Liu Ke said. (Finish)