source: the Ji'nan times
a few squirrel monkeys on the radiator Lv Chuanquan, a reporter / >
the recent cold wave, people have been warming up. What do not wear "warm underwear" animals how to warm? 26, the reporter at the Ji'nan zoo, a lot of tropical animals moved indoors, in addition to the daily central heating, the garden also used air conditioning, electric heating in time to make up warm. In the morning of 26
[b] chimpanzee hall, the warmth of [/b]
, the reporter just walked into the orangutan hall and felt a warmth. The radiator in the cage has been opened. 4 lovely orangutans eat bananas and oranges, enjoying the warmth in the cage.
Yang Ying, a breeder, told reporters that the chimpanzees in the pavilion are tropical animals, and their hometown is in Africa, so it is more sensitive to low temperature, "especially the four years old, especially the cold." They will be given an extra hot meal at noon to add heat. The reporter has learned that the temperature of the animal activity area is guaranteed to be around 20 degrees. In the evening, the staff will turn on the electric heater to ensure that the temperature is no less than 25 degrees Celsius.
though moving into the cage, 4 orangutans won't be bored, except for the hugs and swings, and they also have the toys that the staff specially prepared for the ball and the small sticks. Seeing the reporters taking photos and interviews, the 4 little guys initially looked at it curiously for a while, and then grasped the reporter's legs simply after being familiar with it. Naughty orangutans are also interested in the cameras of journalists. They seem to be eager to see what they look like.
4 small orangutan neighbors -- orangutans and gorillas also enjoy heating treatment, and the skylights are covered with plastic sheets for thermal insulation.
[b] squirrel monkey occupying a radiator [/b]
at the monkey hall, the ring tailed lemurs and the squirrel monkey seem to have not been harassed by the cold air. They climb up and down in twos and threes, and eat some fruit to supplement their physical strength. Ring tailed lemur seems to like to hold together, heating under the heating tube; 12 squirrel monkeys sit or lie down and occupy the radiator. "Their homes are very warm, and that little squirrel monkey was born for 11 days, so taking measures in the garden will not freeze them." The keeper, Xu Ling, said.
the reporter saw that the baby squirrel monkey was sleeping on his mother's back and was not disturbed by tourists and reporters.
it is understood that the tropical herbivorous animals in Ji'nan zoo, such as zebra, antelope and antelope, have been moved into the warm house in advance; the windows of the animal cage houses are also filled with double glazing, and the ground is laid with hay.
[b] sleeping big Kang cover quilt, snakes no longer hibernating [/b]
zoo is the most afraid of the cold, perhaps amphibious reptiles, the earliest to enjoy the heating is the first time they. Kong Qinghong, the manager of the Ocean Museum, told reporters that the serpents and reptiles, such as snakes and crocodiles from the tropics and subtropics, enjoyed the warmth of the earth. Kong Qinghong introduced that most of the amphibious reptiles have hibernating habits, and the death rate of hibernating animals in the wild is at 30%-40%. As the zoo has the need of exhibition and the living conditions are better, some animals are not hibernating.
[b] likes cold animals more comfortable [/b]
Ma Zhan, Minister of publicity and Planning Department of Ji'nan zoo, said that the cold air was coming, and the park began to formally heat up today. Insist on doing well the temperature measurement every day, and become the regular work of each museum keeper. It is understood that this year, the Ji'nan zoo invested 800 thousand yuan, the replacement of 2800 meters of pipeline, the heating equipment in advance to repair, replacement, cold before the arrival of cold tropical animals heating.