Chapter 354 (1/2)

As for outdoor activity venues, the first is the material. Of course, we should choose natural ground. There should be all kinds of grass, sand and soil. Otherwise, elephants can't get exercise in a single environment and are easy to be bloated and fat.

Adult males are very destructive and more dangerous, so a separate area needs to be built for males. This is because elephants have different habits. Generally, Asian elephants need to separate male elephants from elephant herds, and African elephants can be mixed with female elephants.

Then there are all kinds of pavilions, shading facilities, artificial shading devices or large trees.

Elephants like to rub against trees. Small trees will collapse if they rub twice, and big trees can't stand a few times. If you plant trees in the exhibition hall, you have to take some protective measures. Generally, you use the power grid.

Through consulting the paper and the elephant keeper, Fang Ye learned that a special habitat frame of the elephant Pavilion is buried underground with several old tires, and the thick tree trunk is inserted in it, so that the thick tree trunk becomes elastic.

The elephant can stand the force when rubbing on it. It's very comfortable to stagger.

Of course, the trunk and tires should have corresponding fixing measures to prevent the elephant from pulling out the trunk.

Visual barriers, such as low walls and mounds, can protect vulnerable individuals from the pressure of strong individuals, and can also make elephants avoid the sight of tourists when they don't want to see visitors.

The high hanging point is also very important. Put food at a high place, such as a rubber wave management and filling a roll of hay, which is in line with the feeding habits of elephants. At the same time, it can also let elephants exercise their head and neck muscles, which is beneficial to elephants to maintain their body shape.

The location of the hanging point is, of course, a convenient place for tourists to visit. A bar can be hung between the two umbrella facilities.

This facility can be operated remotely, so that the breeder can supplement feed remotely without going into the venue.

All kinds of environment!

Water is very important for elephants. In hot summer, elephants can take a comfortable bath in the pool and shower to cool down.

The minimum requirement for the water depth of the elephant Pavilion is that more than half of the adult body can be submerged when lying comfortably inside. Fangye is going to build a large pool that can go above the head of the elephant.

The area is at least able to accommodate all individuals in the elephant group to take a bath at the same time. Elephants pay great attention to social animals. Bathing is carried out together.

It is equivalent to taking a bath in the bathhouse. In this process, it not only meets its own physical and spiritual needs, but also enhances emotional contact with other members of the family.

The bottom of the pool should be made of concrete, and the entrance should be a gentle slope of no more than 30 degrees, so that elephants can easily get in and out of the pool, and don't be in trouble if they can't get out. The vertical side wall needs a barrier so that the elephant can't fall in with one foot.

The pool area of the tiger Pavilion is 300 square meters, and the pool area of the elephant Pavilion is 2000 square meters, isn't it too much?

... it seems a little too much. A large pool is beautiful, but the land activity area is small.

Anyway, 1000 Ping is definitely needed!

A little lotus leaf can be planted behind the pool to enrich the landscape.

Coming up from the pool, the edge is covered with thick sand. Elephants can sprinkle sand happily.

There are also cliffs and waterfalls, which are almost standard in the zoo exhibition hall.

Pool, sand bath and mud bath are all equipped. These facilities are essential for elephants.

Animals, including wild boars and rhinoceros, like to roll in mud pits and put a layer of earth armor on their bodies to avoid mosquito bites and resist ultraviolet rays. And the water in the mud clothes can keep the body temperature for a long time.

Sometimes the mud pit in the wild is relatively small, so everyone can't go in. The parents of the elephant family will let the small elephants monopolize the mud pit and sprinkle mud with their nose on the side.

What, take turns? I have to go looking for food.