I Have a Safari Park

Pingping kicked on the bottom of the mud with his feet, and moved a little deeper!

The nose seemed to be independent, shook left and right happily, and a puddle of mud was thrown up.

The elephant's sturdy and huge body rolls like a baby in the mud puddle, showing a charming and lovely posture, which looks like a wonderful contrast and cuteness!

The tourists watched very happily and laughed endlessly.

At this moment, Fang Ye explained in a timely manner: "Mud bathing is a behavior that many animals, including elephants, have!

I don’t know if you have seen Peppa Pig. The first episode says that Peppa likes to jump around in the mud. Everyone likes to jump around in the mud! "

The children suddenly became excited!

"Wow, Fang Ye brother, do you also look at Peppa Pig?"

Fang Ye smiled and said, "I watch it occasionally. Elephants will roll in muddy water or mud puddles, or **** up muddy water with its nose and spray it on its body.

Their wrinkled skin has gaps in it that help preserve water. After the mud bath is over, the sludge sticking to the body will not slide down immediately, so that the water in the mud will slowly evaporate, which can have a long-term effect of lowering body temperature.

At the same time, the mud coat can also prevent the skin from drying out, resist ultraviolet rays, and protect against nasty bugs such as mosquitoes and ticks.

After the mud bath, elephants usually find a stone or tree, rub their ears, rub their legs, and evenly spread the mud. "

"Oh~"

The tourists exclaimed in surprise.

"I thought it was pure play."

"It feels like we put on a mask!"

"interesting!"

Fang Ye said: "It's not just practical, sometimes it's pure play, with spiritual needs.

After dinner in the evening, although I am not hungry, I might also think of supper and ordering a few barbecues.

Mud baths and water play are very important entertainment and team building activities for elephants. Taking a bath together can enhance the relationship between family members.

Do you know if you have heard of the legend of the elephant cemetery? "

Gao Kaijin said excitedly: "I've heard of it! According to legend, when an elephant feels that his time is running out, he will leave the group under instinct and come to a mysterious place, waiting alone for death."

Wu Jiancong continued: "This mysterious place is the elephant cemetery. There are many elephant bones buried here. Elephants can find people but have not been able to find them. It is still a famous unsolved mystery. I believed it when I was a child. It's a bit outrageous to think so now, there are satellites hanging in the sky, there is nothing to find."

Zhu Yu said dubiously: "When I was a child, I read the story book of "Black Cat Sheriff". It said that the elephant mother knew that she was going to die soon, so she cried and said goodbye to the little elephant, and walked back three steps at a time, causing me to cry for many nights. Is it a fake?"

Liu Wei said: "Oh! I also know that, "The Lion King" has an elephant cemetery. Although there are not many shots, I am very impressed."

Fang Ye looked at the reaction of the tourists in the heated discussion, and said: "Everyone should have heard of it, right?

In fact, there is no so-called elephant cemetery, but the old and sick elephants still prefer to stay in mud ponds or riversides because of the tall trees near the water source to shade them and the fresh twigs to feed on them. It is a very suitable place for elderly care.

A friend of mine who studies elephants, they want to put an anesthesia collar on an elephant. At the last moment when the bull elephant is about to enter anesthesia, he lay down in a mud pond.

For the elephant, this choice has no profound meaning. It may be that he thought he was going to die, and wanted to find a comfortable place to lie down at the end of the elephant's life. "

"It turns out that the elephant cemetery came like this!"

"Inexplicably touched? I feel like elephants are really smart and emotional animals."

Fang Ye said: "There is another saying that poachers drive elephants to a place in elephant cemetery, and collectively shoot or poison them, causing many elephants to die together.

Speaking of this, in the past two years, didn't it mean that more than 300 elephants in Africa died collectively and mysteriously on the water's edge in a short period of time.

At that time, it was suspected that it was caused by poachers. The results of laboratory investigations later revealed that it should be caused by the cyanobacteria neurotoxin in the water.

When the cyanobacteria content is at a normal level, there is nothing to do, and it will not poison the elephants, but when the water body becomes eutrophication and explosive growth occurs, it is a "green tide", and the water quality deteriorates, producing toxins and odors.

Tracing back to the source, it was the sewage produced by local industry and agriculture that entered the lakes and rivers in the territory, causing abnormal growth of cyanobacteria, and cyanobacteria toxins entered the body and died when elephants were drinking and bathing. "

The tourists originally heard Fang Ye talk about the legendary anecdote of the elephant cemetery.

But when Fang Ye talked about poachers and the death of elephants as a result of the outbreak of the green tide, he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Eh, every time we understand these things, we feel that we humans are committing a crime!"

"There has been a green tide in my house before! The green water is just like paint~www.readwn.com~ It smells bad, especially disgusting."

"Unexpectedly, the green tide is not only inconvenient for people's lives, but also has such a big impact on animals."

Liu Wei couldn't help thinking of the small farm in the zoo, where organic rice grows vigorously!

Animal manure is fermented into organic fertilizer, which nourishes the healthy growth of crops, and eliminates pests through ducks instead of pesticides.

Suddenly I have a deeper understanding of the words "friendly to nature" introduced on the exhibition board.

In fact, there is still a way to live in harmony with nature.

Pingping was still playing in the mud puddle, and Bobo also walked towards the mud puddle at this time.

She didn't kneel down like Ping Ping did. She lacked exercise for a long time, and her joints were not very good. It would be more uncomfortable to bend her knees sharply.

He lowered his head, probed the bottom of the edge with his nose, confirmed that there was no ditch underneath, and slowly stepped into the quagmire.

He walked forward two steps cautiously, stood in the mud pond, sucked up a lump of muddy water with his trunk, and sprinkled it behind him.

Compared with the lively and flat, the performance is much more calm!

After all, the 40-something-year-old is there, and it is considered grandma among the elephants.

Of course, there are grandma and grandma who are older in the elephant herd.

Although Bobo appeared calm, he grinned, his eyes bent into a half-moon shape, and he smiled happily. He shook his ears, and his wrinkles seemed to stretch a lot.

It can be seen that she is quite satisfied with the mud pool in the new zoo.

I worked hard in the factory all my life, finally retired and can enjoy life!

Probably this is the feeling.

Pingping and Bobo went into the mud pool to bathe together, and looked very happy too!

Alone Better Together.

The nose was bent and stretched to Bobo's side, expressing welcome.