Frozen juices, fruit and vegetable ice creams for primates and herbivores, meat for carnivores and fish for otters, are some of the guidelines that the Bioparc Valencia team uses to stimulate and refresh the animals.

Friday, July 18, 2014. At Bioparc Valencia they adapt their protocols to the needs of the animals in the summer and this week exceptionally torrid, the park's team of caretakers launches some special actions to combat the heat wave.

This morning, the animals of the zoological institution found succulents in their outdoor enclosures surprises in the form of giant ice creams. The objective of the Bioparc technical team is to guarantee the well-being of the animals and in these hot days it is necessary to cool them down. This is an exceptional action that also enriches the environment and encourages animals.

Strategically placed by caregivers, chimpanzees and gorillas received fruit and vegetable sorbets. Hanging from the branches of trees with ropes or hidden in corners, these great primates have not taken long to discover them and They have surprised the large audience with their intelligence and skill to pick them up and start tasting them.

Each species has been able to taste your favorite delicacy. The ottersFor example, they played with their fish stuffed popsicles, while the giraffes, more fearful, they approached carefully to sniff out the “newness.” The imposing Elephants They have taken advantage of their strength to break ice blocks into thousands of pieces and easily access appetizing fruits and vegetables.

Furthermore, framed within the summer action protocol Other measures are also adopted such as:

• Special nutrition program: in which veterinarians modify diets and all species receive a diet with a lower caloric intake. Herbivores and omnivores increase their serving of fresh vegetables, fruits and liquids.
• Refreshed facilities: Virtually all venues have special measures to combat the heat. The herd of elephants, the rhinos, the zebras with their foals born this spring, the buffaloes and potamoqueros and many of the inhabitants of the savannah also have the supply of a fine rain several times a day.
• Naturally shaded areas: el “zoo-immersion” design incorporated native vegetation in recreated ecosystems combined with gardening own of the Mediterranean latitudes. In this way, animals can enjoy shaded areas outside to rest.
• Animals increase their dips: in Bioparc water in the form of rivers, lakes or ponds It is a fundamental element and animals begin their toilets at first hour of the morning. The beautiful image of the elephants enjoying a family bath under the waterfall is already characteristic of the park.

The objective is to achieve the optimal state of health of the animals. Likewise, special attention is paid to the youngest specimens. The hatchlings, as in humans, are the ones who notice the variation of the thermometer the most and, therefore, those who are most directly affected. For this reason, the technical team reinforces the care and attention of Ebo, the small lemurs, the giraffe babies, the zebra foals and the oricteropus among others. It is about increasing the control of the little ones, although their mothers instinctively they take care of them directing them to the shadow areas, O well, encouraging them to go to the bathroom.