On January 29th, the newborn baby West African manatee second child appeared at the zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Manatee Pavilion, which was the first breeding of the second west African manatee in China, and once again created the breeding miracle of the marine mammal "Manatee".
The reporter took the lead in visiting the newborn "Little Mermaid", which was very cute and cute. Coinciding with the approaching Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox, the newborn manatee owner will appear in the Spring Festival to "worship the New Year", which is bound to become the popularity of the Year of the Ox and attract a large number of tourists. In May 2018, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom successfully gave birth to the country's first West African manatee baby - Bill in an artificial care environment; after two years, on December 3, 2020, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom bred a second west African manatee in China for the first time - Bao Bao, the mother of the manatee who gave birth to Bill before, became pregnant again and successfully gave birth to a second baby girl - Billie! "Cow Brother" Bill is two years older "Cow Sister" Billy, the mother of the manatee Bao Bao (hug) with both children, happily "left hug right hug", really worthy of the "cow" birth winner! Up to now, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom has bred a total of 4 manatees, and has achieved fruitful results in the breeding of manatees.
It is reported that the manatee, commonly known as the "mermaid", was once considered endangered, and the three species of manatees existing in the world, all of which are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and the special low fertility rate makes its population rise in difficulty. Chimelong, which has created a number of animal breeding miracles, is a veritable animal blessed land, and the successful birth of the second child of the little West African manatee has once again created the breeding miracle of the marine mammal "Manatee Order". Li Zhanwei, zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who has more than 20 years of animal conservation experience, laughed and said that for the first time in his life, he witnessed the birth of a second baby of manatee, which is also the first case in the country. Based on the relevant experience of manatee breeding in the past, Ocean Kingdom has summarized the "unique pregnancy test method" - manatee nose bubbling to determine whether manatee is pregnant and calculate the due date. Because the mother manatee Bao bao (hugging) has production experience, the whole process of this production, including the late stage with cubs, is relatively smooth.
When the newborn baby was born, because it was the first to deliver, unlike the previous newborn manatees are "tail fins" out first, worried about the risk of drowning, fortunately, in the end under the efforts of the manatee mother and conservation experts, little Billie was born safely, and because it was a second child, it only took 1 hour and 20 minutes to give birth. According to Li Zhanwei of Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom has always focused on the breeding, research, conservation and popularization of rare marine and polar animals in the world. Penguins, dolphins, beluga whales, sea lions, etc. all live happily here and blossom. Visiting the rare manatee family and praying for good luck in the Year of the Ox On January 29, media reporters took the lead in visiting the newborn manatee second-born baby "Little Mermaid" Billie, ugly and cute, making a dolphin-like cry, as if in the early years with the audience, very cute. According to the conservationist of Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Billie's current food is mainly breast milk, and there are also a little fresh vegetable leaves, measured during the full moon (January 3, 2021), weighing nearly 50kg, body length 130cm, very healthy, will be officially met with the public during the Spring Festival. It is reported that as the "cow brother" and "cow sister" who are popular in the Year of the Ox, during the Spring Festival, they will warmly welcome tourists from all over the world at the Manatee Pavilion and appear to pay tribute to everyone!
In addition, from the first to the seventh day of the New Year, Zhuhai Chimelong also specially invited the Hong Kong Xia Guozhang Dragon and Lion Troupe with a history of more than 90 years to interpret the original "awakening lion" culture for everyone, and added a very difficult leap plum blossom pile performance, which will usher in more applause and send wishes for the New Year!
Guangzhou Daily all-media text reporter: Chen Zhijia
Guangzhou Daily all-media photo reporter: Chen Zhijia
Guangzhou Daily All-Media Editor: Tong Dan