There are Beatles hairstyles, cute pear blossom heads, some with two "scarves" wrapped around their necks, and some wearing abstract geometric costumes... In the past few days, more than a dozen alpacas from Hangzhou Wildlife World have made a big change, and they have all changed into "new clothes" with different shapes.
It turned out that as the temperature continued to rise, they finally couldn't hold it with a thick "cashmere coat". Recently, Hangzhou Wildlife World has ushered in the annual alpaca shearing day: electric shearers and scissors are on the battlefield, and the breeders shear the alpacas collectively, so that they can welcome the summer with a refreshing posture.
Good words are not listened to
They also spat at the breeders in protest
In order to change the alpacas into cool "summer clothes", this year, the park dispatched 7 experienced breeders, but they were still busy.
"They are very docile, but their courage is also very small, cutting their hair is like giving a child an injection, although it is for their own good, but don't expect them to obediently cooperate with you." 」 Breeder Jiang Meiying said.
In order to shear the alpacas, the 7 breeders can be said to be both laborious and laborious.
First of all, "good words and persuasion", took out carrots and coaxed the alpacas uncles, "Well, come here, after cutting the hair, it will be cool." The alpaca uncles did not appreciate it, not only gathered together to demonstrate, but a few also spat at the breeders, which was very naughty.
Soft can only come hard, 7 breeders temporarily formed a "sheep catching squad", carefully chased and blocked, and it took a lot of effort to successfully catch an alpaca. It is reported that in order to prevent the alpaca from being injured, the breeder did not borrow any tools, but tried to make the alpaca "throw and give hugs", which also added a lot of difficulty to "catching sheep".
The alpaca was caught, and the breeders had to work together. One pressed the head, one pressed the tail, and two people used an electric pusher to start the alpaca's back. If it goes well, it will take forty minutes to "dress up" an alpaca, and the hairs that fall out are about 10 centimeters long and furry.
Of course, the alpaca was initially rejected, and the uneasy cries were frequent, but as it cut, it seemed to feel the comfort of the coolness, and its expression became more and more enjoyable.
The hair on the body is cut on the head and cannot be cut
There is a reason why Qi Bangs hairstyles cannot be messed up
From fat to thin, you only need to take off a "dress". The alpaca after cutting the wool weighs two or three pounds less, and may not be as cute as the previous Q bomb, but it has an ugly temperament. The big fat alpaca instantly transforms into "Queen Fan", and the little male alpaca becomes "Chao Brother".
Before the alpaca shears
After the alpaca is sheared
Interestingly, the keepers have also created a variety of "fashionable" shapes for the alpacas: some have a single tuft of hair on their backs, some have two "scarves" around their necks, and some have Beatles hairstyles... Jiang Meiying told reporters that these strange shapes are designed in advance in combination with the respective temperaments and characteristics of alpacas.
However, there are also messy shapes that make people can't help but be funny. "This one is the first to cut, and it is also the most stubborn one." Because it was too disobedient, the cut was uneven. Pointing to a beige alpaca, Jiang Meiying cried and laughed and said that in two days, it would have to be processed twice.
Alpacas that require secondary processing
With the new look, can the alpacas still recognize their friends? "It really takes a period of adaptation." Jiang Meiying said with a smile that when an alpaca was cut and put back into the big army, four or five alpacas would strangely surround them and look left and right at this "strange guy", "After a while, they may find out that the guy in front of them is the former Xiaoming, and they will play together again." ”
Changing into light summer clothes, the alpacas are more lively. Breeder Jiang Meiying said, "Before the day was hot, they were all lying under the pergola, and even tourists didn't bother to feed carrots to eat, but now it's good, after cutting the hair, it's easy, and they start to sprinkle joy everywhere." ”
The reporter noticed that the alpacas who had successfully "dehaired" did not cut their hair in the slightest, what was the reason for this? Liu Jianxun, president of Hangzhou Wildlife World Veterinary Hospital, told reporters that the heat dissipation of alpacas is mainly through the pores of the body, and the hair on the head is not cut, and the impact on heat dissipation is not large. In addition, alpacas are born with this natural bangs hairstyle, and if cut off, it may cause them discomfort and emotional panic.
In fact, cutting the alpaca is not just to cool off the heat. "Alpacas belong to the camel family, but unlike camels, camels change their hair in the summer, but alpacas do not. These alpacas from the highland regions of South America wear a cashmere coat that is hardy and not heat-tolerant. In order to prevent them from heat stroke, and to prevent excessive hair from sticking to feces, which breeds bacteria and induces skin diseases, our staff will cut the alpacas every year in May and June. Liu Jianxun introduced.
It is reported that at present, 12 of the 14 alpacas in the park have been sheared and are meeting with tourists with a new image of "ugly cuteness".
Original title: "Qi Bangs Hairstyle Can't Be Messy!" Hangzhou Wildlife World Alpaca Collective Shear, Stripped God Beast Looks Like This! 》