Recently, the strong Siberian cold air hit, many areas in the north ushered in the first snow of winter, the minimum temperature in Wuhan also dropped to single digits, in order to ensure that during the transformation period, the animals in the park can successfully survive the cold winter, Wuhan Zoo has begun to prevent cold and warm measures in advance this year.
Wuhan Zoo Elephant Pavilion, Hippo Pavilion, Rhino Pavilion, Crocodile Pavilion, 2 boilers began to operate to heat the animals. It is understood that in order to cope with the cold wave, the park staff cleaned and overhauled the boiler in the park at the end of October to ensure that the cold wave could be heated in time. At the same time, electric oil, boilers, hay, air conditioners, heaters, and other related cold protection items have been prepared in place.
The three giants of the herbivorous area in the zoo: African elephants, hippos and rhinos, are all cold-afraid animals, they are large and quick to dissipate heat. At present, they have all lived in the greenhouse, and the indoor temperature is above 18 ° C.
Hippos, the most special treatment, soak in the sauna every day. The hippo hall itself is divided into two rooms, the inner room is equipped with heating, and a boiler works day and night, which can not only raise the room temperature, but also heat the swimming pool.
Black langurs, zebras, kangaroos, serval cats, cheetahs, gibbons, parrots, electric oil tinger to ensure that the night inner chamber temperature is about 15 ° C; in the temporary cage of The Hung's ring pen, the air conditioning has been turned on to ensure that the night temperature is above 18 ° C; the red ibises cage is equipped with a heater for night cold protection.
For animals from the alpine regions of the north, such as Siberian tigers, red pandas, golden snub-nosed monkeys, etc., they are not afraid of the cold.
According to Luo Zhengzheng, director of the Zoo Animal Breeding Management Department, Wuhan winter is cold and wet, the temperature difference between day and night is large, in order to prevent animals from being cold, they are introduced into the cage every night, and the temperature is getting lower and lower during the day, and the heating time of all venues will be 24 hours a day, and then according to the different living habits of various animals, different thermal insulation products are used to keep them warm.
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