Heat lamps, hay bundles, vitamins: Chiang Mai zoo keeps animals warm in cold weather
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The Chiang Mai Zoo is implementing measures to keep its animals warm and healthy.
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The Chiang Mai Zoo is implementing measures to keep its animals warm and healthy, including installing heat lamps and giving them vitamins, as the temperature in the northern province drops to around 10 deg C.
The zoo in Chiang Mai’s Muang district is located near the foot of a mountain and therefore experiences sharp temperature drops at night and in early morning, zoo director Wutthichai Muangman said on Jan 14.
To combat cold weather that could affect the animals’ health, zoo officials have installed heat lamps and lined animal habitats with additional layers of hay, especially those that sleep on the floor, such as animals in the deer family, reptiles, and domestic monkeys, he said.
To combat cold weather that could affect the animals’ health, zoo officials have installed heat lamps and lined animal habitats with additional layers of hay.
PHOTO: CHIANG MAI ZOO/FACEBOOK
Animals were also given vitamins and food supplements to keep them healthy and resilient to the changing weather, he added.
In certain habitats, such as turtles’, shelters have been built to protect the animals against chilly winds.
Shelters have been built in turtles’ habitats to protect the reptiles against cold winds.
PHOTO: CHIANG MAI ZOO/FACEBOOK
Mr Wutthichai said the zoo used 16 canisters of liquefied petroleum gas a day to fuel a boiler that keeps the water temperature in the aquarium between 25 deg C and 27 deg C.
He added that zoo officials will closely monitor exotic animals that are sensitive to temperature, such as macaws and sulcata tortoises, as well as provide extra heat lamps and hay to make sure they are not getting sick during the cold season. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
