Pingping pedaled at the bottom of the mud and moved some deeper!

The nose seemed to be independent. Huan Tuo shook left and right, and the mud was thrown up.

The elephant''s strong and huge body rolls like a baby in the mud pond, showing a charming and lovely posture. It looks like a wonderful contrast cute!

The tourists were very happy and kept laughing.

At this time, Fang Ye explained: "mud bath is a behavior that many animals, including elephants, have!

I don''t know if you''ve seen piggy pagi. The first episode is that page love to jump in mud puddles, and everyone love to jump in the mud pit.

The children were suddenly excited!

"Wow, brother Fang brother, do you look at piggy page too?"

Fang ye said with a smile, "watch it occasionally. Elephants will roll in the mud or mud, or suck up the mud with their noses and spray it on their bodies.

Their wrinkled skin has gaps that are conducive to the preservation of water. When the mud bath is completed, the sludge adhered to the body will not slide down immediately, so that the water in the mud will evaporate slowly, which can play a long-term role in reducing body temperature.

At the same time, mud clothes can also prevent skin dryness and cracking, resist ultraviolet rays, and defend against annoying insects such as mosquitoes and ticks.

After the mud bath, elephants usually find a stone or tree, rub their ears and legs, and wipe the mud evenly. "

"Oh ~"

The tourists exclaimed in surprise.

"I thought it was just playing."

"It feels like we put on a mask."

"Interesting!"

Fang ye said, "it''s not only practical, but sometimes it''s really simple play, with spiritual needs.

After dinner in the evening, although I''m not hungry, I may also think of a little supper and a few barbecues.

Mud bath and water play are very important entertainment and group building activities for elephants. Taking a bath together can enhance the feelings between family members.

Do you know if you have heard of the legend of elephant cemetery? "

GaoKai jinxingfen said, "I''ve heard of it! It is said that when elephants feel that they have little time, they will break away from the group under the guidance of instinct, come to a mysterious place and wait for death alone. "

Wu jiancong continued: "this mysterious place is the elephant cemetery. There are many elephant bones buried here. Elephants can find people but can''t find them. It''s still a famous unsolved mystery. I believed it when I was a child. Now it''s a little unreasonable to think so. There are satellites hanging in the sky. What can''t be found. "

Zhu Yu said suspiciously, "when I was a child, I read the story book of Sheriff black cat. It said that the elephant mother knew she was dying. She cried goodbye to the elephant and left step by step. I cried for many nights. Is it fake? "

Liu Wei said, "Oh! I also know. There is an elephant cemetery in the lion king. Although there are not many scenes, I am very impressed. "

Seeing the response of the tourists to the heated discussion, Fang ye said: "everyone should have heard of it!

In fact, there is no so-called elephant cemetery, but old and sick elephants prefer to stay by the mud pond or river, because there are tall trees shading and fresh twigs feeding near this water source, which is a very suitable place for elderly care.

I am a friend who studies elephants. They want to put a collar on an elephant. The male elephant lies in a mud pond at the last moment when he is going to be anesthetized.

For elephants, such a choice has no profound significance. They may think they are dying and want to find a comfortable place to lie down at the end of their life. "

"That''s how the elephant cemetery came!"

"Inexplicably moved? I feel that elephants are really smart and emotional animals. "

Fang ye said: "there is another saying that the elephant cemetery is a place where poachers drive elephants to a place and kill or poison them collectively, resulting in the death of many elephants together.

Speaking of this, in the past two years, there were more than 300 elephants in Africa who died mysteriously at the water''s edge in a short time.

At that time, it was suspected that the poachers did it. The later laboratory investigation results showed that it should be caused by cyanobacteria neurotoxin in the water.

When the content of cyanobacteria is at a normal level, there is nothing and it will not poison elephants. However, when the water body is eutrophic and explosive growth occurs, it is a "green tide", and the water quality deteriorates, producing toxins and peculiar smell.

Tracing back to the source, it is the sewage from local industry and agriculture that enters the domestic lakes and rivers, resulting in abnormal growth of cyanobacteria. Cyanobacterial toxins enter the body and die when elephants drink and bathe. "

Tourists listened to Fang Ye''s legend about elephant cemetery with great interest.

But when Fang Ye talked about poachers and the death of elephants caused by the outbreak of green tide, he was a little uncomfortable.

"Ah, every time I understand these things, I feel that we humans are committing a crime!"

"There has been a green tide in my house before! The water is as green as paint. It smells terrible. It''s very disgusting. "

"I can''t imagine that the green tide not only inconveniences people''s life, but also has such a great impact on animals."

Liu Wei couldn''t help remembering that the zoo is a small farm where organic rice grows healthily!

Animal manure ferments into organic fertilizer, nourishes the healthy growth of crops, and eliminates pests through ducks rather than pesticides.

I suddenly had a deeper understanding of the words "friendly to nature" introduced on the exhibition board.

In fact, there are ways to live in harmony with nature.

Pingping is still playing in the mud pit. Bobo also walks towards the mud pond at this time.

She didn''t kneel down like Pingping. She lacked exercise for a long time and her joints were not very good. It would be uncomfortable to bend her knees greatly.

He lowered his head, probed the bottom of the edge with his nose, confirmed that there was no ditch below, and slowly stepped into the mire.

Cautiously walked forward for two steps, stood in the mud pond, sucked up a mass of muddy water with an elephant''s trunk and sprinkled it behind his back.

Compared with the lively and plain rolling, the performance is much calmer!

After all, people in their 40s are there. They are all grandmothers in the elephant herd.

Of course, there are grandparents with greater generations in the elephant group, too grandma.

Although Bobo was calm, he opened his mouth, bent his eyes into a half moon, smiled happily, shook his ears, and the wrinkles seemed to stretch a lot.

It can be seen that she is quite satisfied with a mud pond in the new zoo.

After working hard in the factory all my life, I finally retired and can enjoy life!

Maybe that''s the feeling.

Pingping bathed in the mud pond with Bobo and looked very happy!

It is much joyful to share the joy than enjoy alone.

Bend your nose and extend it to Bobo to welcome you.