has countless fans for his cute expressions. He doesn’t cry or make trouble, sometimes he is naughty and sometimes he wants to hug... The name of the little Ming "orangutan" in front of him is "Lele", and he is a little chimpanzee who was artificially raised. July 14th is "Lele's" first birthday, and it is also "World Chimpanzee Day". On this special day, Taiyuan Zoo held a special "birthday party" for "Lele" and its three friends of the same age.
▲The little chimpanzee "Lele"
" birthday cake " composed of watermelon, grapes and other fruits, slides, basketballs and other toys that the little chimpanzees love, and a photo wall recording the growth of "Lele"... Birthday party scene , the staff had already arranged the birthday venue early, and the four little chimpanzees who made their debut looked excitedly and curiously at the outside world, looking left and right, and mischievously "acting cute" at other times, attracting the attention of countless tourists. . In just one party, Xiao Ming’s “orangutans” have already attracted countless fans.
Chimpanzees are the advanced primates with the closest ancestry to humans. However, some chimpanzees are born weak because their mothers do not have milk or lack "parenting experience." "Lele" and her three companions of the same age, "Tuantuan", "Yuanyuan" and "Keke", are the artificially reared chimpanzees in Taiyuan Zoo. Although they are not cared for by their biological parents, they enjoy the care of the keepers. "maternal love".
▲ Taiyuan Zoo chimpanzee nursery results display event
"'Lele' is a 'girl', now weighs 12 pounds, although a bit timid, but very smart, and now has learned to eat with complementary food, apples, bananas Qin Xue, a chimpanzee keeper at Taiyuan Zoo, said that newborn chimpanzees need 24-hour care by keepers. When Lele was born, the keepers transformed into babies. "Daddy" and "nanny" feed each other every three hours. When preparing milk powder, pay attention to the temperature. The water temperature is similar to the temperature of the skin. Worried about the nutritional deficiencies of the milk powder, the keepers also added cod liver oil and calcium tablets to the chimpanzees. "The same goes for 'Tuantuan', 'Yuanyuan' and 'Keke'. From being born, to learning to crawl, to being able to play freely, from being able to only drink milk, to eating complementary food, to being able to eat fruits, the baby chimpanzees are like our own Like a child, watching them grow up little by little," Qin Xue said with a smile.
It is understood that Taiyuan Zoo began to introduce chimpanzees in 2009, and most of the chimpanzees are from Guinea. At present, the imported young chimpanzees are growing up healthily under the careful care of keepers. This exhibition of chimpanzee nursery results has brought a different kind of vitality to the museum.
▲Taiyuan Zoo Chimpanzee Breeding Achievements Exhibition
"Through today's event, we want to raise everyone's attention to chimpanzees, improve people's awareness of chimpanzees, and awaken people's awareness of chimpanzees and wildlife protection." Taiyuan Science Popularization Center Staff member Zhang Peipei said that at present, the baby chimpanzees are not yet completely independent. They can be placed in the orangutan museum when they are three years old. The park also has a simulated outdoor sports field for chimpanzees to roam in the wild. The natural environment is simulated in the field, which can help the chimpanzees to become better. To show their wild nature, there are also beast areas and bird areas, all of which are designed to allow the animals to maintain their wild habits and help improve the living environment and quality of captive chimpanzees.
"The big eyes of the chimpanzees are very flexible, and every movement is lively and cute." Child Zhao Zhihao, who had close contact with the chimpanzees for the first time, said, "I hope they can all grow up healthily, and I will come to see them often." (Reporter: Zhang Xin/Intern: Jin Shuaichen)
Source: Shanxi Daily
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