There are animals out of the circle every year, and this year is no exception! There is a monkey with a "national character face" in the front, and a lion with "bangs" in the back... Recently, a video of "African lions turned into dogs in Hangzhou" has been on the hot search. The lion in the video is hiding in the shade under a stone, with his mouth open. He stuck out his tongue to dissipate heat without listening, looking like he was hopeless, which triggered widespread discussion among netizens.
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It has been confirmed that the lion in the video is in Hangzhou Wildlife World . It is a white lion and is a variant of African lion . Zoo staff said that animals like this from Africa generally do not install air conditioners, but use physical cooling methods, such as a swimming pool in its activity area. When it is too hot, ice will be placed. Block etc. So far, there has never been any case of heatstroke in animals.
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Not only The lion in Hangzhou Zoo was turned into a dog by the heat, The African male lion in Nanchang Zoo said that he was turned into a dog by the heat, and he kept using his tongue to dissipate heat.
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In fact, the way lions dissipate heat is very similar to that of dogs. They usually stick out their tongues to exhale hot air. Mammals, which are also covered with hair, do not have sweat glands, so they need to stick out their tongues and evaporate the sweat on their tongues to cool down.
When you see the "hot dog" lion above, do you think it looks familiar? Maybe the “bangs-like” lion that has been on the hot search before is one of their kind?
That’s right, it’s the uniquely shaped lion with “full bangs”.
Many netizens were amused by the lion’s hairstyle and commented online.
Regarding netizens’ questions about hairstyle, some media contacted the zoo staff and said: "It takes care of itself! We don’t dare to cut it! It will change its hairstyle after a while!"
According to news reports, this only has " The lion with "full bangs" is named "Ahang", has a different hairstyle, and is called Tianku, and is loved by many tourists.
"Ahang" looks like this now. Why are the bangs missing? Doesn't it look like you with your bangs blowing up in the wind? Haha~ The sisters who have had bangs must have felt this deeply. When the wind blows, the bangs blow up.
According to popular science in Zhengzhou Zoo, there are many subspecies of African lions, and not every subspecies will have an albino African lion. Only subspecies , Kruger lion will have white lions, just like only Bengal tiger will Appear like a white tiger. White lions were first discovered in South Africa last century and are currently very rare in the world. Because their coat color is more conspicuous in the wild environment and their concealment is poor, their hunting success rate is low and their survival is difficult. Therefore, most white lions are raised in zoos. Because white lions are the genetically mutated offspring of African lions, they have basically the same living habits as African lions; their individual sizes and development levels are the same; male lions will grow long manes when they reach adulthood, but female lions do not; and there is no obvious difference in their calls.
