Floors with underfloor heating, heat beds, radiators, warm air cannons, hot drinks, heated surfaces in outdoor spaces or water at warm temperatures are some of the ways to combat the cold these days.
This year the cold wave has arrived these days with the sudden drop in temperatures, so in BIOPARC Valencia Special measures have been put in place so that animals of different species can cope with it in the best and most tasty way.
Special measures to guarantee animal welfare in the face of the cold wave.
The first place where you live that winter is “Raquel's kitchen”, the cook of the BIOPARC animals, where it smells delicious. vegetable broths, drinks and fiery infusions. In that space, giant pots full of vegetables are prepared so that the primates can drink an appetizing hot “consommé.” Also for months, other special winter menus have been prepared with a higher caloric intake, all to “prevent” and provide the different animals with the most appropriate diets.
But also, each species has its little secret, Large primates such as gorillas or chimpanzees are the ones that can suffer the most from low temperatures, which is why much of the special actions focus on them. In their shelters they have floor with underfloor heating And anticipating the arrival of winter, radiators were installed in the gorilla area to ensure that the cabin was warm enough to house the beautiful and delicate baby “Virunga”. And in their outdoor enclosures, where they like to rest the most, areas with heaters were created on the floor so that they could lie down on the “warm” bark mantle. Other less “showy” species such as spur-spurred turtles also need your care and have been heat beds in the rhino shelter, a space that, due to the heat emitted by these large herbivores, is maintained at a more suitable temperature.
Elephants have warm air cannons, the giraffes radiators and a special protocol for the recently born calf. In the Kitum cave The water is at the temperature of the tropical areas where the animals it houses live, such as hippos, fish, turtles or crocodiles who, in addition, have areas of warm ground outside where they can spend hours sunbathing.
All these measures are studied specifically for each species by the technical team made up of veterinarians and specialized caregivers in order to preserve maximum animal welfare. The personalization of care and its adaptation to the changes that occur in the environment and surroundings are essential to obtain the necessary comfort for animals, one of the primary axes of BIOPARC.
