China News Service, Chengdu, July 22 (Reporter He Xi) In order to protect animal health, improve animal welfare, and allow animals to spend the dog days comfortably, on the 22nd, Chengdu Zoo organized a media visit to see how the zoo takes various measures for the animals. Fancy summer vacation.
The big black bear plays in the water.
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The first step in preventing heatstroke and cooling is cooling. Therefore, Chengdu Zoo has placed large ice blocks in most animal shelters to physically cool the animals.
It is reported that the breeders will start delivering large ice cubes to various premises early in the morning. An ice cube weighs 80 to 90 kilograms, and about 100 ice cubes are delivered a day. The large ice cube costs 130,000 to 170,000 yuan a year.
Chengdu Zoo provides a fancy escape from the heat for animals.
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Use ice cubes and fruits to make various styles of "fruit ice". Fruit ice materials for vegetarian animals include apples, peanuts, vegetables, etc. Carnivores use beef blood, beef bones, chicken bones, etc., each with a unique flavor .
For example, after the tiger receives the fruit ice, it will observe, play with, and lick these special "sorbets", which not only provide the animals with food to cool off the heat, but also enrich the animals' feeding behavior.
Squirrel monkeys feed on "fruit ice".
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The giant panda tastes delicious watermelon.
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In addition, add spray facilities, pools, shading nets, air conditioners, electric fans and other facilities to the animal shelters to enhance air circulation, lower the temperature of the animal shelters, and prevent animal heatstroke.
For example, the panda house has cool air-conditioning, and the ring-tailed lemur, leopard house and other animal houses have added a layer of shading net on the top, similar to a "sun umbrella", which has the functions of ventilation, cooling and sun protection.
The spraying facilities of Xiaoluyuan and other premises have also been activated. The sports field is sprayed regularly every day, and the fine water mist is sprayed on the body to cool the body, taking away heat and lowering the temperature, and at the same time, it has a certain landscape effect.
Some animal shelters such as tigers, bears, and elephants also have private swimming pools, where you can watch the animals bathing and playing in the water.
The big tiger is playing in the water.
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The big hippo opened his mouth to taste the watermelon.
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According to Huan Zongjin, director of the Animal Management Department of Chengdu Zoo, big watermelon is indispensable for a cool summer.
Animals will eat about 4,500 kilograms of watermelon from May to the end of October, and the breeder will regularly feed iced watermelons to animals such as hippos, bears, and primates.
"We also prepared some heat-relief and cooling medicines for the animals to prevent them from heatstroke." (End)