The zoo responds to "tiger bone is as thin as firewood": age is too old, and has been adjusting the eating plan for it

Jimu Journalist Yao Yan Liu Xunrui

Recently, some netizens broke the news that the tiger in Handan, Hebei Handan, "bone is as thin as firewood" and did not play it. On August 16th, the staff of the zoo responded to Jimu Journalists. The tiger in the video was 29 years old and the body burden was heavy. Earlier this year, the park has begun to adjust its diet for it, but because of age, appetite and body shape have not improved significantly.

Tiger is very thin

The online video shows that a tiger in the zoo is drinking water and walking in the park, and I see that its body is thin. Many netizens wondered, "Tigers are so thin and listless, isn't it full?"

It is understood that the incident in Foshan Wild Zoo, Handan City, Hebei Province. At about 4 pm on the 16th, the relevant person in charge of the Foshan Wild Zoo in Handan told Jimu Journalists that the tiger was 29 years old in the video.

"The life expectancy of the tiger is about 30 years old. Tiger, the tiger breeding in the garden has always been assumed, which has a certain burden on its body.

"From this spring, we have begun to adjust the eating plan for it. At that time, the beef was chopped and fed, but it did not eat it." The person in charge said that later the garden had replaced the pork for this tiger as feed as feed for feed. And add nutrients to food. However, because the tiger is older, the appetite and body shape has not seen significantly. In the later period, the zoo will be set in the area where this tiger is located to avoid misunderstandings.

On the afternoon of the 16th, the staff of the Duty Office of the Handan Forestry Bureau said that they knew the matter and would reflect the relevant situation to the leaders.

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