Large Ice Floats and Fresh Fish Delicacies with Watermelon... Seoul Grand Park Reveals Animals' Summer Survival

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul Grand Park announced on the 6th that it will release a video showing animals staying cool during the summer ahead of Malbok, the last of the three hottest days, on the 10th.

Keepers are providing special meals such as frozen live fish and seasonal whole fruits to animals exhausted from the heatwave. This is to boost their immunity and activity levels, which have declined due to the heat and stress, and to help strengthen their vitality. The video will be released at 9:30 a.m. on the same day via Seoul Grand Park's YouTube channel and other platforms.

For Siberian tigers, which are sensitive to heat but fond of water, large ice blocks are floated in the swimming pool to lower the water temperature, and live chickens are thrown into the water to encourage swimming, considering their water-loving nature.

For European brown bears, taking into account their natural habit of entering rivers to catch fish, watermelon and live fish rich in moisture and antioxidants are released into the water to help them overcome the heat and stay healthy by focusing on fishing activities.

Additionally, for Asian elephants, 120 kg of large ice fruit and neatly sliced watermelon are floated in the large elephant pool to lower their body temperature. Sweet pineapples and assorted fruit sets will also be provided to revitalize the elephants who have lost their appetite due to the heat. Marine Park keepers, who are working on breeding plans by creating a Geumseul bed, will provide large ice mackerels to the Otaria couple during this summer cooling event.

Seoul Grand Park stated, "We are implementing new feeding and enrichment programs so that animals can exhibit various behaviors as they would in the wild, and we strive to recreate living environments as similar to their natural habitats as possible, working hard for animal welfare." They added, "We hope visitors will enjoy a special zoo vacation with the animals through this event prepared to help them overcome the heat healthily."

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