I Have a Safari Park

Pingping stomped on the bottom of the quagmire with his feet, and moved a little deeper!

The nose seemed to be independent, and it swung 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 pond, showing a charming and cute posture, and it looks like a wonderful contrast!

The tourists were very happy and laughed.

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

I don't know if you have seen Peppa Pig. The first episode in it said that Peppa likes to jump around in the mud pit, and everyone likes to jump in the mud pit! "

The kids were instantly excited!

"Wow, Brother Fang Ye, do you also watch Peppa Pig?"

Fang Ye smiled and said: "Occasionally watch it. Elephants will roll in muddy water or quagmire, or suck up muddy water with their noses and spray them on their bodies.

Their wrinkled skin has crevices that help hold water. When the mud bath is completed, the mud sticking to the body will not slide down immediately, so that the water in the mud slowly evaporates, which can play a long-term role in lowering the body temperature.

At the same time, the mud coat can also prevent dry and cracked skin, resist ultraviolet rays, and protect against pesky bugs such as mosquitoes and ticks.

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

"Oh~"

The tourists let out a gasp of admiration.

"I thought it was just for fun."

"It feels like we're putting on a mask!"

"interesting!"

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

I ate dinner in the evening. Although I wasn't hungry, I might also want to have a late-night snack or a few barbecues.

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

Have you ever heard of the legend of the elephant cemetery? "

Gao Kaijin said excitedly: "I've heard of it! Legend has it that when elephants feel that their time is running out, they will leave the group under the guidance of instinct, come to a mysterious place, and wait alone for death to come."

Wu Jiancong continued: "This mysterious place is the Elephant Cemetery. There are many elephant skeletons buried here. Elephants can find people but have never been able to find them. It is still a famous unsolved mystery. I still believed it when I was a child, It's a bit outrageous to think about it now, there are satellites hanging in the sky, what can't be found."

Zhu Yu said with suspicion: "When I was a child, I read the storybook "The Sheriff of the Black Cat", and it said that Xiang's mother knew that she was dying, so she cried and said goodbye to the little elephant, and walked away in three steps, which made me cry for many nights. Is it fake?"

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

Fang Ye looked at the heated discussions of the tourists and said, "Everyone should have heard of it, right?

In fact, there is no so-called elephant cemetery, but old and sick elephants still prefer to stay in mud ponds or rivers, because there are tall trees near this water source for shade, and fresh twigs feed. It's a great place to retire.

A friend of mine who studies elephants, they wanted to put a collar on an elephant, and the male elephant fell into a mud pond at the last moment of going into anesthesia.

For the elephant, this choice has no profound meaning. It may be that he thinks he is going to die, and wants to find a comfortable place to lie down at the end of his life. "

"So that's how the elephant cemetery came to be!"

"Inexplicably moved? I feel that elephants are really smart and emotional animals."

Fang Yedao: "There is also a saying that the elephant cemetery is a place where poachers drive the elephants to one place and shoot or poison them together, causing many elephants to die together.

Speaking of which, in the past two years, wasn't there a mysterious death of more than 300 elephants by the water in a short period of time in Africa?

At that time, it was suspected that it was done by poachers. Later, the laboratory investigation showed that it should be caused by the cyanobacterial neurotoxin in the water.

When the content of cyanobacteria is at a normal level, there is nothing to do and the elephant will not be poisoned, but when the water body becomes eutrophic and there is an explosive growth, it is a 'green tide', and the water quality deteriorates, producing toxins and odors.

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

Tourists originally listened to Fang Ye's remarks about the legend and anecdote of the elephant cemetery, and they listened with great interest.

But when Fang Ye talked about poachers, when the green tide broke out and the elephants died, it was a little uncomfortable.

"Hey, every time I learn about these things, I feel like we humans are committing crimes!"

"There has been a green tide in my house before! The water is as green as paint, it smells bad, it's very disgusting."

"I can't believe that the green tide not only makes people's lives inconvenient, but also has such a big impact on animals."

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

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

For the words "friendly to nature" introduced on the exhibition board, I suddenly had a deeper understanding.

In fact, there are ways to live in harmony with nature.

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

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

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

He took two steps forward cautiously, stood in the mud pond, sucked up a mass of muddy water with his elephant trunk, and sprinkled it behind his back.

Compared with the lively rolling, the performance is much calmer!

After all, there are people in their forties, and they are considered grandmothers in the elephant group.

Of course, there are also older grandmothers and grandmothers in the elephant group.

Although Bobo was calm, he grinned, his eyes were half-moon-shaped, 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 that there is a mud pond in the new zoo.

After working hard in the factory all my life, I finally retire and can enjoy life!

That's probably how it feels.

Ping Ping and Bobo went into the mud pond to bathe together, and they looked very happy!

Alone Better Together.

Nose bent, reaching towards Bobo in welcome.