Shooting MV is just a small episode in the calm daily life of the zoo.

Fang Ye has been thinking about the detailed design of the elephant Museum recently. Elephants are the largest mammals on land. They have a very developed intelligence. They need the exhibition area, temperature and humidity, various ground conditions, and the needs for complex life brought by developed intelligence. There are many needs that have not been known by mankind.

Captive elephants in zoos are much more cruel than other animals, but the ornamental value and scientific popularization value of elephants can not be replaced by other animals.

There are very few zoos that can keep elephants well. Generally speaking, few elephants in captivity can reach the life span in the wild.

What''s more cruel is that whales, dolphins and elephants are still terrestrial animals. It''s easier to do Fengrong. The cost of providing venues is relatively low. Tens of thousands of people can do it if they want to. In fact, it''s already very small, but you can make a living.

Whales and dolphins in captivity do not have such conditions at all. They need at least 100000 cubic meters of internal space to start. Aquarium construction and maintenance costs are so high, who can provide it. A little place can swim with a tail, which is equivalent to people being held in a bathtub. Therefore, captive animals are much shorter than those in the wild, without exception.

In the wild, the average male killer whale lives to 30 years old, the female 50 years old, the longest living male can reach 60 years old and the female 105 years old. On average, captive killer whales can only survive for 9-10 years, and the mortality is 2.5 times higher than that of wild killer whales.

Therefore, there must be complete conditions for raising elephants. The huge site area alone is not enough. We also need to do a good job in all aspects. There are complex and detailed requirements for indoor animal houses, outdoor activity venues, training walls, training cage roads, Fengrong, etc.

Most elephants in zoos have more or less stereotyped behavior. Some elephants have very serious stereotyped behavior. They shake their heads all day, which is no different from walking dead. Hundreds of square meters of space can only make elephants "live".

If you raise elephants with such low requirements, the most basic site area is not enough, and the rear house is only dozens of square meters. If you face the wall every day and are not rigid, you''ll go to hell.

How big is it enough to make elephants feel comfortable?

Four simple words: the bigger the better.

Raising elephants is not easy.

Fangye also decided to raise elephants because Linhai has a tropical and subtropical climate and there is no winter.

Otherwise, elephants have to stay indoors for heating in the long and cold winter. The indoor area is much smaller than that outside. Elephants are more suffocating.

The first is the indoor animal house. The indoor animal house of animals generally adopts concrete ground, which is conducive to the maintenance of daily environmental sanitation. However, for elephants, a single hard ground is not conducive to the health of elephants.

An adult elephant urinates 50 liters a day. Pay special attention to the drainage of the cement ground, otherwise the accumulated water cannot be drained quickly. The elephant has to stand on the wet ground, which is not only uncomfortable, but also easy to cause foot infection.

Elephants eat more and pull more. Some zoos'' indoor animal houses do not consider this design. In the narrow fence, the ground is covered with yellow and green feces trampled and mixed with urine. Can elephants be happy in this environment.

Therefore, fangye uses more than 50cm sandy ground in the back house.

In addition to making elephants stand comfortable, sand can also allow elephants to bury food, dig holes, pile soil, take sand bath with elephant trunk and play with sand. It is a good abundant capacity.

The sand is also very helpful for female elephants to give birth. On the sand, the amniotic fluid produced by childbirth will quickly infiltrate, so that the ground will not be very slippery. Female elephants can help newborn elephants stand up quickly.

If the baby elephant always slides when trying to stand, the female elephant will certainly feel very nervous and anxious, and the consequences of elephant anxiety are very serious, such as kicking the breeder, or pulling the nose over and trampling.

Although elephants look simple and honest, they think they have a good temper. Elephants are very smart, emotional and sensitive. When they are in a good mood, they are gentle giants, and when they are angry, they become violent war monsters.

In fact, elephants kill more keepers than any other beast in the zoo.

With strong power, smart mind and flexible control ability, elephants, like great apes, are recognized as the "number one dangerous animal" in the zoo

There is an elephant keeper in fangye''s "zoo dry goods group", who was almost trampled to death by elephants recently.

Gave everyone a red envelope to celebrate their lucky escape.

I don''t know why I''m not in a good mood!

Staring at the breeder was a little angry, but for the sake of taking good care of himself at ordinary times, he was soft hearted. After a standoff with him on the wall for a while, he let him go.

Although nothing happened, it was still a terrible thing.

The circus also has animal performances and elephant riding by some institutions. It makes the elephant fear through painful punishment. It seems to be obedient, but when the fear accumulates and breaks the threshold, the elephant will make a fatal attack.

Therefore, when tourists see elephants, for their personal safety, it is best to keep a distance, do not feed, and it is not recommended to try any elephant riding activities.

Far away.

The benefits of sand are not only that, but also make elephants more comfortable when they sleep.

In the past, people thought that elephants slept standing. Lying down for a long time would oppress their hearts. Now it is found that they also lie down at night.

If there is a mound of earth or sand, the elephant can lie on its side to relieve the pressure on its head and shoulders, as well as the pressure on its legs to its knees.

Especially for old elephants or elephants with arthritis, it is good for physical and mental health to sleep comfortably on the sand slope.

Of course, the replacement and cleaning of sand cushion materials are much more troublesome than cement floors, but in order to make elephants live better, what is a little trouble.

If it is a temperate area, the natural light cycle can not meet the needs of elephants. Artificial auxiliary lighting must be used in the cage to simulate the lighting law of the habitat.

Although Linhai zoo is in the tropics and subtropics, it does not need to simulate the natural light cycle, but there should be lights at night, because elephants also have certain activities at night, and more than 50% of their food intake is carried out at night.

Simulate the lighting intensity of starlight and moonlight, so that elephants can also carry out social activities and feed at night. The brightness of the light changes gradually, so as not to startle the elephant.

The railings of the animal house are also exquisite!

If the railing is horizontal, like a ladder, the elephant may climb over the barrier.

The non operating surface is a closely arranged inclined railing, which makes it inconvenient for the elephant''s trunk to stretch out, so as to avoid the elephant from hurting the keeper.

Several railings with a vertical spacing of 40cm shall be left to facilitate the breeder to quickly escape from the animal house and avoid the attack of elephants in case of emergency.