After the plum plum, the magic capital immediately entered the "sauna day" of 35 ° C, and under the scorching sun, the animals living in the magic capital also endured the test of the hot summer. In order to ensure that the animals can smoothly and healthily survive the hot summer, the shovelers of the Shanghai Zoo have begun to use various "tricks" to prevent the animals from heat and cool down.
There are many ways for animals to escape the heat, but one of the ancient but easy-to-use summer tools is "ice". In the summer heat, ice cubes are undoubtedly natural and effective "treasures", and the slightest coolness penetrates the heart and mind.
In previous years, the ice used by animals was procured directly from the market. Since last year, in order to use ice more safely and efficiently, the Shanghai Zoo Feed Distribution Center ("Animal Canteen") has officially made ice cubes and transported them to posts for animals to use.
Ice making location: backup cold storage
Preparation before ice making: cleaning and disinfection of spare cold storage and stainless steel basins; place non-slip mats, shelves, etc
Ice making temperature conditions: -18 °C
Material for making ice: water
Ice making process: 1 to 2 days in advance, the stainless steel basin (about 1/3) with water is placed in the spare cold storage.
Transportation of ice: According to the needs of the post, take out on the same day and deliver on the same day.
Three weeks ago, the two brothers, the giant panda and the wind and starlight, began to implement the summer schedule. Every morning at 6 o'clock in the morning, the keepers will wake them up, the first thing the giant panda and the wind get up is to go to the outdoor playground for a circle, but the starlight has a better appetite, go straight to the breakfast of the outfield perch, and eat enough is the beginning of a good day.
After breakfast, while the temperature is not too high, you can still sleep on the perch in the shade of the trees. After falling asleep, it's a little hot, and it's time to go back and incubate the air conditioner. In the air-conditioned room, the summer limited fruit ice is naturally indispensable, and there are also many apple slices hanging in the exhibition area for the giant pandas to eat, which is delicious and fun, and the scenery brothers are really happy to think about the "summer".
South American tapirs are particularly afraid of heat, so they are equipped with fans indoors. Water, on the other hand, is the best way to cool the South American tapirs. Look, the South American tapirs "Fufu" and "Yangyang", who have always liked to hang out, stayed in the pool and enjoyed it motionlessly. During the high temperature, the keeper will not only ensure that the animals have clean drinking water, but also ensure that the pool has sufficient water storage, so that animals who love to swim and play with the water can spend the summer happily. Once a week, the keepers provide fruit chilled ice cream to the South American tapir babies to cool off.
Next, let's take a look at the popular Hippo family. Daddy round, mom small things, and two babies hi sister, hi sugar brother and sister.
Want to know how hippos cool down? We know that hippos live in water all year round, so cooling down the water body is a magic weapon for the babies of hippos, which can prevent high temperatures from burning their skin, and also alleviate the loss of water in the body, which has many benefits.
What is another great way to cool off? This is a big, round watermelon! In addition to quenching thirst and quenching heat, watermelon is also rich in a variety of vitamins and mineral nutrients, which can meet the various nutritional needs of hippopotamus, so it is the best "umbrella" for hippopotamus to prevent heat and cool down.
The members of the giraffe family are all "three high", high in appearance, tall in stature, high in IQ, long eyelashes, bright eyes, not to mention how beautiful, but such a hot day also makes the tall and beautiful long deer hot enough, shoveling officers do not dare to slacken off, providing them with sweet and delicious watermelons every day. When the room temperature is too high, ice is also added to the giraffe indoor cage to help cool down.
Speaking of the representative of The Shanghai Zoo, there is no one who is the largest and most handsome elephant among the herbivores, and the hot and dry weather makes the usually naughty elephant Momo honestly stay indoors, waiting for the keepers to spray water for it to cool down, and after spraying one side, it will consciously turn around and let you spray the other side. In addition to bathing, watermelon twice a day is also essential.
Shanghai Zoo in these days for animals to eat watermelon reached 120 kilograms, to extreme high temperatures, watermelon consumption will reach about 300 kilograms, while the summer daily supply of animals to the vegetables also reached more than 10 kinds, 500 to 800 kilograms.
Hey, what about the "divine beast" alpaca? Originally, their small groups hid under the pavilion in the middle of the exhibition area to cool off, the large pavilion provided a good shade for the "god beast", and there was a food trough under the pavilion, plus the keepers opened the spray at the right time, the alpacas enjoyed the "timely rain", hungry to eat some fresh and tender grass, thirsty to drink some water to moisten the throat, even if the heat came, they were not afraid. If you feel tired, you can also go to the cabin next to you for a nap.
With the arrival of summer, the cashmere coat on the alpaca has become a burden. Every year before the arrival of the summer heat, the shovelers transform into hairdressers to trim the wool for the alpaca, and the "mythical beast" that bids farewell to the fur coat is a refreshing shape that can spend a refreshing and cool summer.
High temperature and low pressure weather is not suitable for some birds, so the heat prevention and cooling measures of birds are also essential.
The main measures for preventing heat and cooling of birds are: setting up shade nets, indoor fans, spraying, and planting greenery. Many of the cages are fully equipped, becoming "holiday villas". Since June, the team has successively "renovated" the exhibition areas such as wading birds, hornbills, and tropical bird pavilions.
For example, the installation of black shade nets can effectively reduce direct sunlight and transmittance, while also slowing down the direct falling speed of raindrops and reducing stress on animals. During the rainy season, the cage room will be very humid, and the fan can also accelerate the evaporation of moisture on the ground while ventilating and cooling, effectively reducing indoor humidity. Spraying is mainly used for parrot posts, because parrots have more feather powder, need to be cleaned regularly, every time the spray is opened, macaws and sunflower cockatoos will seize the favorable place directly below the spray, spread their wings and shake their heads, wash their heads. Other cages create different small environments by increasing greenery, such as peacocks, grey-winged trumpeters, toucans, etc. The densely planted plants and canopy screen out most of the direct light, and the trumpet birds hiding in the bushes and the toucans in the canopy look stress-free.
Summer is coming, some primates living in the wild in the cold zone and high altitude need to be redoubled by the breeders to do it, the golden monkey is originally an animal living at high altitude, covered with thick fluff, came to Shanghai, can be said to be not afraid of the cold but afraid of the heat.
In order to help primates survive the hot summer, as early as more than a month ago, the breeding farm keepers replaced a batch of old sprayers with poor spraying effects, and installed a full-coverage shade net above the cage to prevent the animals from direct sunlight, which first built a hardware facility network for them.
The gorilla is the king of the equatorial rainforest, Donkey Kong, originally had a natural resistance to sweltering heat and humidity, but the three volt days in Shanghai did give these African natives a dismount, the high temperature made them listlessly "Ge You Lie", look at the black hair more heat absorption ah, but the indoor air conditioning "saved" them, the appropriate temperature, coupled with the careful care of the breeders, is also beautiful, the breeders also handmade vegetable and fruit stick ice, the taste is really praised! Of course, considering the gastrointestinal health of animals, fruit and vegetable ice cubes are provided in limited quantities according to the specific temperature of each day. Watching the gorillas enjoy summer desserts, the tourists outside can't help but cast envious eyes.
In addition, the daily diet of animals has also made certain adjustments, adding juicy fruits such as tomatoes, watermelons, etc., which can replenish the water and vitamins consumed for them in the high temperature season, achieve the balance of water and electrolytes in the body, and help them survive the summer.
Unlike mammals, the two reptiles have thick fur, but they are still more active in the face of summer heat, and their appetite is relatively better. Although amphibians and reptiles are not afraid of high temperatures, keepers have also taken the necessary measures to prevent heat and cool down. Sprays are installed in the boxes, which can be used to cool them down on hot days, and every time they do, the tortoises and lizards are very excited, as if they are in the shower, not to mention how much to enjoy.
On the high temperature days of July and August, special watermelons were also added to the feed, and the watermelon cores with high sugar content were dug up to leave the melon skin, which was eaten with vegetables, which was both cool and healthy. Frogs are afraid of being too hot, this year's newly opened frog exhibition area is equipped with air conditioning, so that the indoor temperature will not be higher than 25 degrees, the LED lights installed on the display box have less heat, the cylinder is also equipped with a small fan to increase air flow, of course, there is an essential timing spray system.