In the Shijiazhuang Zoo, due to the death of the mother of the little black and white colobus monkey, the mother of the little lion abandoned, the 29-year-old boy Xu Jiaxing became their "grandfather", in order to raise them to grow up, he has not returned home for 6 months, but watching them grow up day by day, he is extremely pleased.
Xu Jiaxing is feeding the little lion with a bottle. Photo by reporter Zhang Haiqiang
In the artificial nursery room of the zoo, I saw Xu Jiaxing come in, and the little black and white colobus monkey, which had been 6 months old, jumped over and hugged him tightly. The nearly 6 months of unsparing upbringing has made the little black and white colobus monkey have an incomparable sense of dependence on Xu Jiaxing, just like seeing his father, his eyes are full of brilliance.
Early in the morning, Xu Jiaxing began to clean the cage for the little black and white colobus monkey. Photo by reporter Zhang Haiqiang
The little black and white colobus monkey was born on May 10 this year, only 2 doubles, when its mother had a difficult birth, the zoo urgently performed a caesarean section on its mother, fortunately this little black and white colobus monkey survived, but its mother left it forever. As soon as it was born, it was sent to the artificial nursery and handed over to Xu Jiaxing to raise. "At that time, it could be said to be dying, the body temperature was particularly low, because at birth, the amniotic fluid was poured into the nose, the nose could not breathe, it all depended on the mouth to breathe, and many people at that time said that it would not survive." Xu Jiaxing hugged it and talked about the scene at that time, "but as long as there is hope, you can't give up." Xu Jiaxing first gave it a hot bath and carefully placed it in the baby incubator. Every hour, feed it a little milk with a syringe. "Especially hard! Each time, it is weighed with a special scale, and 5 or 6 ml of milk powder is brewed, and it is good to drink 1 ml. But even so, I insisted on feeding. Xu Jiaxing said that the black and white colobus monkey belongs to the langur-eating monkey, which is particularly difficult to artificially raise children, and there are relatively few successful artificial child breeding in the country.
Every day, the little lions and monkeys are weighed. Photo by reporter Zhang Haiqiang
For three days and three nights, Xu Jiaxing hardly slept, and he took care of this little black and white colobus monkey all the time. The miracle happened, and by the fourth day, it was basically relieved, breathing was smooth, and each time it was fed three milliliters of milk powder. However, it is still difficult to feed, still need to be fed every hour, and often have problems such as indigestion, thinning, and blood in the stool. "If it's not treated well, it's easy to lose its life." It is because of these problems of the little black and white colobus monkey that it is particularly difficult to raise and difficult to survive. Xu Jiaxing, who studied animal husbandry and veterinary medicine at the university, hoped that he could save it, so he consulted the materials, consulted his mentors and colleagues, treated little by little, and ate and lived in the zoo for 6 consecutive months. Under his efforts, today's small black and white colobus monkeys have weighed almost 2 pounds, can drink 30 ml of milk powder at a time, and have also begun to eat complementary foods, which can eat the leaves of the big-leaf Privet, the small-leaf Privet and the mulberry tree. "But there is also a danger in the artificial rearing of black and white colobus monkeys, that is, when they only eat outside food and no longer drink milk powder, it is easy to have problems at this time." Xu Jiaxing said, so if you want to really raise it, leave the artificial nursery, it will take another 3 months for the short, and 6 months for the long.
In good weather, Xu Jiaxing will take the little monkey and the little lion out to bask in the sun. Photo by reporter Zhang Haiqiang
On the 23rd of last month, Xu Jiaxing had another baby, a one-month-old lion. Due to the abandonment of the cub's mother, it was also sent to the artificial nursery. Xu Jiaxing also needs to take care of the little black and white colobus monkey and the little lion, although it is more difficult, but watching the two small animals inseparable, growing up day by day, Xu Jiaxing is also very pleased: "I hope that through my efforts, they can grow up healthily!" (Reporter Feng Yuejing)
Source: Yanzhao Evening News