Before the winter solstice on the 22nd, a "Yuzu bath" for capybaras was prepared at the zoo in Nasu Town, Tochigi Prefecture, and people who visited the place to enjoy the hot water comfortably.
At the "Nasu Animal Kingdom" in Nasu Town, a "Yuzuyu" event is held every year for capybaras, who are said to be vulnerable to the cold, after the saying that "If you take a cold in the winter solstice, you will not catch a cold." I am.
At the zoo on the 18th, the temperature was as cold as -3 degrees Celsius even before noon when the event was held, and the capybaras comfortably used the private open-air bath with yuzu citrus fruits floating in the hot springs pumped from the local area. rice field.
In addition, pumpkins and favorite apples were floated in the hot water, and it was seen that they were absorbed in eating.
Visitors enjoyed seeing the heartwarming appearance of capybaras and taking pictures.
A female with a family from Chiba said, "The capybaras who didn't move because it was cold even in the hot water started to move the moment they put the yuzu and apples. It was so cute that I wanted to go to the hot springs." I was talking.
The Yuzu-yu event of Capybara in the Nasu Animal Kingdom will be held until the 21st.