The epidemic is silent, are gibbons, red-crowned cranes, and flamingos hungry? A zoo in Guizhou is in urgent need of large amounts of feed, and the animal diet has aroused the curiosity of netizens

On September 6, a zoo's urgent request for feed went viral on the Internet, attracting a large number of netizens.

Due to epidemic prevention and control requirements, a zoo in Guizhou closed the park for management on September 5, 2022. However, the wild animal population raised in the park is huge, 70% of which are national first- and second-level rare wild animals. The company's current feed stockpiling is far from enough for the future dynamic management period.

We are now appealing to the whole society for help in purchasing: 125KG/day of live chicken, 1190KG of frozen chicken skeletons, 800KG of apples, 1700KG of carrots, 120KG of celery, 300KG of tomatoes, 420KG of bananas, 400KG of watermelon, 250KG of frozen chicken breast, 50KG of beef, 1200KG of cabbage, 25KG of loach, 25KG of frozen crabs, 25KG of frozen shrimp tails, 100KG of pork, 1250 eggs, 25KG of live fish (carp, crucian carp, grass carp are all acceptable), 35KG of mealworms, 90KG of grapes (raisins are all acceptable), 150KG of lettuce, 23KG of red pepper, 50 steamed buns, 100KG of lotus white, 120KG of sweet potatoes, 60KG of cucumbers, and 15KG of cantaloupe.

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What netizens are most curious about is the animal diet in the application.

For example, celery, steamed buns, eggs, crabs, grapes, lettuce, cabbage... I don’t know what kind of animals these vegetables, fruits and meats are eaten by, and I’m really curious.

Just now, Chengshi Interactive contacted the zoo, and the staff said that it is currently a period of epidemic and it is not convenient to accept interviews. They don’t know how the application was leaked.

However, local people near the zoo told Orange Shime Interactive that the recipe is real , but the animals are not starving as rumored online. Instead, the zoo is storing feed for the animals during the epidemic in case of unexpected situations .

A person in charge of a zoo in Zhejiang told Chengshi Interactive that this situation is very normal. During the special period of the epidemic, it is necessary to prepare animal feed in advance. For example, if the zoo has five days of inventory, it will need to reserve ten days of food to successfully survive this epidemic stage.

Public data shows that the first phase of the zoo's construction project has a total investment of 260 million yuan, and has built four major animal exhibition areas (the bird park exhibition area mainly consists of a waterfowl lake, a pheasant garden, and a peacock garden; the rare animal exhibition area mainly consists of a giraffe garden, a white tiger garden, a primate hall, and a reptile hall; and the central leisure area mainly consists of a giant panda garden, a monkey mountain, a science museum, and a fast food restaurant.
There are large animal release areas and animal performance areas, mainly deer and cats, which display more than 200 species and about 2,000 wild animals.

These include rare species from home and abroad, such as: Siberian tigers, South China tigers, Bengal white tigers, red pandas, giant pandas, gibbons, red-crowned cranes, flamingos, swans, giraffes, etc.
At present, it is the largest wildlife park in Guizhou with the largest variety of wild animals and the highest standards.

So, what’s the story behind this “animal diet”?

Chengshi Interactive showed the Guizhou zoo's "animal diet" to a professional in a zoo in Zhejiang. He said, " Based on regional differences, zoos in different places have their own 'industry secrets' for animal feeding methods .

For example, Chinese cabbage is a favorite of animals such as ostriches and hippos.

In addition, hippos also like to eat apples and watermelons.

As for crabs and frozen shrimp tails, they are Flamingo's favorites.

Grapes are a delicacy for hornbills, and they eat them more greedily than humans do.”

What about eggs? Animals also eat eggs?

The Express reporter had seen this problem at the Hangzhou Zoo.

There are six beautiful species of pheasants in the Hangzhou Zoo, including the white-bellied pheasant, red-bellied pheasant, white pheasant, blue pheasant, blue peacock and white peacock. They are all "close relatives" of the domestic chicken.

The most precious of these is the blue pheasant, which is native to Taiwan and is a national first-class protected animal.

A male blue pheasant has a bright red comb on its head and a layer of dark blue feathers on its body. It looks shiny, noble and elegant in the sun.

The keepers specially added a special ingredient to their food: eggs.

Is it weird to feed eggs to chickens?

The breeder explained that in order to raise poultry to look beautiful, with nice fur color and good gloss, they need to be supplemented with high-quality protein and eat foods with high fat content, such as mealworms and eggs.

Chengshi Interactive learned that zoos also have seasonal meals according to different seasons. For example, in July this year, Shanghai Wild Animal Park prepared a summer menu for the animals.

The heat is unstoppable. With high temperatures for several consecutive days, the park has to prepare 8 tons of ice every day to cool down the heat-sensitive animals.

The summer diet of primate herbivores also includes more fresh and juicy fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, grapes, peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.

Even the national treasure pandas eat fruit popsicles...

Cheng Xiaolong, reporter of Chengshi Interactive and Metropolis Express