Animal Keeper: The Super Daddy of the White Rhinoceros

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"Yesterday the 'fourth master' ate ok. Come on, let's look at the mouth and check it. ”

There are 6 rhinos in the Rhino HippoPotamus Pavilion at Beijing Zoo. Breeder Lin Heng is responsible for 4 of them, namely Tiger Girl, Fourth Master, Jin Jin and Steel Steel.

Lin Heng has often visited the Beijing Zoo since he was 3 years old. After graduating from college and working, he only took one day off a week, but he insisted on using this precious break to volunteer at the zoo for five years. When the Beijing Zoo began recruiting in 2016, he came here to become a white rhino keeper.

"In the eyes of many people, the job of the keeper is very interesting and relaxed, and they think that the keeper is just feeding the animals and playing with the animals, but this is not the case." Lin Heng pointed to the animal house and said to the reporter of the China Industry Network very seriously, "Especially in the summer, the animal house is very stuffy, the smell of feces is very harsh, I went down as soon as I went down, and the heat of the feces rushed to my face, and I was so hot that I cried." "White rhinos weigh an average of 2 tons. As the "shoveler" of the 4-headed white rhinoceros, it is not enough to love, but also to have enough physical strength. Every day, each manure truck is lighter than 600 pounds, and the maximum weight is more than 800 pounds, and he has to use a trolley to send it to a centralized pile of feces one kilometer away.

Different seasons need to be fed different white rhino feed is also a technical activity. For example, in the summer, about 120-150 pounds of fresh grass and eight pounds of granular material, and some apples and watermelons are just a white rhinoceros for a day. In winter, prepare 40 pounds of sheep grass for each white rhinoceros, plus some dried alfalfa as a supplement, to increase the palatability of rhinos.

"'Tiger Girl' is making trouble today, and this will make her calm and calm." The "tiger girl" is strong and competitive, and the "fourth master" is timid and suspicious, and it is inevitable that he will "hang up the lottery" because of the fight. In order to make the white rhinoceros cooperate with the daily injection and medicine, Lin Heng will use the noon time to train them in behavior. "Ass, this side, come again, okay, awesome!" Following the guidance of the target rod in Lin Heng's hand, the white rhino meekly moved its body to show the side of its body. Then, the ears are sent over..." This is a 'family-like' emotion formed after a long period of training. Lin Heng said proudly.

Spray, brush your back, and chat with Jinjin, Steel, Tiger Or Fourth Master... This is Lin Heng's daily "happy time". Now the zoo's newly introduced fully automatic electric brush backpiece also makes the white rhino enjoy it. "The keeper is a conscience worker, because the animal can't speak, but how it lives, how well it is, will show it physically." Lin Heng carefully observed the physical condition of each white rhinoceros.

Lin Heng has some "hardcore fans" who often like to upload photos of him training white rhinos online. "In fact, I am not an Internet celebrity, I am just very careful to raise my animals, so that they show more natural behavior." 」

Talking about his career, Lin Heng said, "Fortunately, my 'ultimate dream' is my current career, and I feel very happy and plan to work here until retirement." ”

Source: Zhonggong Network