China News Service, Taizhou, July 14 (Shao Yanfei, Fan Yubin, Zhou Di) "You get well soon, hurry home, your friends are waiting for you." On the 14th, a few days ago participated in the on-site rescue of melon heads. Whale Wang Yongbiao, a villager in Shangpan Town, Linhai City, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, is the last melon-headed whale who is still receiving treatment for "calling from the sky".
12 melon-headed whales ran aground in Linhai Toumen Port on the 6th. At present, 5 have unfortunately died and 6 have been released into the sea. The last melon-headed whale is still receiving treatment in the temporary shelter of Linhai due to poor health. Netizens Call it "Xiaoguagua" affectionately.
The ambulance staff asked the "Xiaoguagua" to help the escorts.
Photo by Zhou Di
Wang Yongbiao still has fresh memories of the rescue eight days ago.
He used to dig a hole with his bare hands, and the wound on his hand that was scratched by gravel has not healed completely.
"I don't know how to use a smart phone, but these days I have been thinking about "Xiaoguagua". As long as it can be rescued and returned to the sea, I will be happy in my heart." He said.
Under the scorching sun, a reporter from Chinanews.com visited the temporary breeding ground of "Xiaoguagua" on the 13th-Zhejiang Hongye Marine Products Co., Ltd. Marine Farm in Taozhu Town, Linhai City, with a diameter of about 20 meters on one side and a depth of 2 "Xiaoguagua" who was receiving medical treatment was seen in Mi's pool, and nearly ten ambulance personnel gathered around.
"Xiaoguagua is here for dinner, and I feel better after eating." At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, after the infusion, "Xiaoguagua" ushered in the meal time. Lu Wenhui, a trainer of the cetacean group in Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park In the water, while supporting the "Little Guagua", while gently patting it like a kid, soothing its emotions.
At the same time, two of his colleagues broke "Xiaoguagua"'s mouth with a towel, and inserted a one-meter-long catheter into its mouth. Two other colleagues on the pool cooperated and prepared it in advance. Fish paste and vitamins are poured into the catheter and injected into the intestinal tract of "Xiaoguagua".
Since "Xiaoguagua" is still weak and unable to eat on its own, in order to ensure its body's nutritional input and maintain its physical fitness, it can only choose to insert a catheter and infuse it with liquid food to provide it with supplements.
"The blood test results on the 13th showed that the body indicators of this melon-headed whale are slowly recovering, and the red blood cell and white blood cell indicators have all rebounded." Liu Yuan, director of veterinary medicine at Shanghai Haichang Ocean Park, completed the blood test for "Xiaoguagua". Later said, "Although it is not out of danger for the time being, at present, the condition of'Xiaoguagua' has improved."
The ambulance staff asked the "Xiaoguagua" to help the escorts.
Photo by Zhou Di
According to reports, "Xiaoguagua" is an adult melon-headed whale with a body length of about 2.7 meters and a weight of about 500 catties.
"Xiaoguagua" undergoes temperature measurement, infusion and blood test before eating almost every day.
"Its physical condition affects everyone's heart." Chen Peng, supervisor of the training department of Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park, stood next to Liu Yuan, listening carefully to the blood test results of "Xiaoguagua".
Normally, Chen Peng and his colleagues alternated, staying by "Xiaoguagua" 24 hours a day, supporting him to prevent him from turning over and choking water, and constantly pour water on him to prevent dehydration.
"Compared with the pain of'Xiaoguagua', our hard work is nothing." Chen Peng said.
In recent days, the temperature in Linhai has reached as high as 36°C. In order to prevent the hot weather from damaging the skin of "Xiaoguagua", the sky above the pool was covered with sunscreen nets.
Ambulance personnel are always paying attention to the changes in water temperature and adding ice cubes to the pool in time.
"The depth of the water must be controlled at 0.9 meters, and melon head whales are afraid of heat, and the water temperature must be kept at about 26°C."
"We are here 24 hours a day, and we can guarantee first-aid at the first time." In order to prevent emergencies and ensure that "Xiaoguagua" can be rescued in time when a stress response occurs, the manager of the Animal Department of Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park often Changfeng and another colleague set up a tent directly on the open space by the pool and waited all night.
Worrying that the team members will not be able to bear it, Liu Quansheng, the technical director of Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park, adopted a "shift system"-two to three people, rotating every three to four hours. On average, each person would go into the water at least three times a day and soak in the water. It can last for eight or nine hours, and as many as ten hours.
Ambulance personnel look after "Xiaoguagua".
Photo by Zhou Di
"During this period of time, some of the team members had blisters on their bodies because they were over-soaked in sea water; some had red and peeling skin from the sun; some wore wetsuits to cover up their prickly heat... We have changed three batches. The total number of personnel is more than 30." At this point, Liu Quansheng looked at the team members who were nursing in the water, expressing distress.
Li Gang, a cetacean breeder in the training department of Hangzhou Changqiao Polar Ocean Park, relayed the previous group of caregivers to help "Xiaoguagua" recover their physical fitness. They need to get off the stretcher every day to help "Xiaoguagua" escort for two to three hours.
"I can feel that it is interacting with us during the escort these few days. When we hold it, it will be close to us and exert a slight force." said Li Gang, who has four years of experience in the conservation of whales and dolphins. "It may treat us as companions, indicating that it trusts us more, and that its physical condition is improving."
"It feels like it has been treated gently by the world." Lu Wenhui, a conservationist on the Internet, who was photographed "asleep" holding a melon head whale in the water because of being too tired, said with a smile.
Because of being soaked in water for a long time, his hands have become whitish and peeling.
Ambulance personnel fed small fish to "Xiaoguagua".
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Linhai Municipal Party Committee
After a few days of rescue, the gastric ulcer of "Xiaoguagua" was healing on the morning of the 14th, the gastric bleeding was basically under control, and he was able to eat several small fish on his own.
"Although tomorrow's situation remains to be seen, today's situation shows that our treatment plan is effective and gives us a lot of confidence." Liu Quansheng said, "Hope is ahead. I hope it can persist. We also I won't give up."
From being stranded unfortunately to regaining a new life, in less than two days, six melon-headed whales "home" smoothly, maybe at this moment they are using sound waves beyond the range of human hearing to tell the story of human selfless benevolence, calling for the last companion "Go home" soon...
To this day, the relay of life that took place in Linhai continues, and everyone is doing their best for it.
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