[Explanation] Recently, the topic of a chimpanzee eating Zhangqiu scallions in Jinan Wildlife World rushed to the hot search list, triggering heated discussions among netizens.
On November 23, the reporter came to Jinan Wildlife World and saw a chimpanzee named "Chocolate" munching on a 50-60 cm long Zhangqiu scallion.
It is the harvest season of Zhangqiu scallions in Jinan. At this time, the Zhangqiu scallions are white, crisp and sweet. They are delicious and sweet when eaten raw, and contain zinc, phosphorus, iron, selenium and other minerals and vitamins.
[Concurrent] Breeder Wang Lingfang
"Chocolate" is 10 years old this year. It came from Dalian in 2019. Chimpanzees are omnivores and eat everything. Generally, they are fed in the morning and evening like us. A meal weighs six to seven catties, mainly like vegetables, Fruits, and some nuts, including celery, lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, and tomato, etc., like apples, pears, bananas, and grapes.
[Explanation] Wang Lingfang told the reporter that the chimpanzee has a very regular schedule. It goes to bed after dark and wakes up at 5 or 6 in the morning. The staff will give the chimpanzee to eat warm water after waking up.
[Concurrent] Breeder Wang Lingfang
At the end of October 2019, "Chocolate" came to our Zhangqiu bar from Dalian. After arriving, it just happened to catch up with this season, and I had a slight cold. We tentatively gave it a little green onion and garlic, and let it eat One point, the result is very good, "Chocolate" also likes to eat, "Chocolate" didn't adapt to us when he first came here. After a long time, we communicated with it slowly, and the other one is to treat it like our own. Like a child, after a long time, it will believe us.
[Explanation] The staff told reporters that chimpanzees have a relatively short period of cold and mild symptoms. Under normal circumstances, they can recover within 3 days.
These Zhangqiu scallions are grown by the park itself.
When the seasons change, they will add green onions and garlic to the food of the chimpanzees, which can reduce inflammation and prevent colds.
Generally, a chimpanzee will eat one green onion and three or four cloves of garlic a day.
[Explanation] It is understood that not only in Jinan, but also in Harbin, Changchun, Tianjin, Zhengzhou and other places, zoos will supplement some animals, especially primates, with green onions and garlic in autumn and winter and seasonal changes.
Because when the seasons change, animals are most susceptible to colds, enteritis and other diseases.
Wang Feng reports from Jinan, Shandong
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]