Elephant Lie Shi constantly shaking tourists to worry about its depression, experts: it is passing boring time

Jimu Journalist Zhang Hao Li Yang

The scorching sun, why did the elephants in the zoo not rest in the coolness, but repeatedly shaking their heads under the sun? Recently, the abnormal movements of the elephant of the Elephant Park in Xi'an, Shaanxi have attracted the attention of netizens. Experts said that this is a stereotype, and the elephants in the common zoo send boring time.

A video showed that an elephant in the zoo shook his head under the scorching sun. Some netizens pointed out that when I saw it, I felt very distressed and felt that the elephant was depressed.

According to Qingliu video reports, the video shooting and the Qinling Wild Zoo in Xi'an, the staff of the zoo replied that the weather was slightly hot, and the elephant was received indoors. The outdoor also arranged cooling measures such as shower, cooling pools, and pools. He said that the behavior of elephants is a stereotyped behavior, a common phenomenon, and the elephant is recreational, self -entertainment.

The elephant shaking the head under the scorching sun

Jimu reporters saw that many netizens uploaded elephant videos of the zoo. A video of shooting and September 2018 showed that the zoo elephant also continued to shake his head. The netizen calls it "a dancing elephant."

Elephants always shake their heads and repeat the same action. It is not unique to the zoo in Xi'an. Jimpumum journalists found that in February 2021, the video of the elephant of Taiyuan Zoo constantly attracted widespread attention. Ms. Yang of Nanning City, Guangxi told Jimu Journalists that the elephant of Nanning Zoo also repeated the same action. "In addition to shaking his head and shaking his head, his front leg will cross the kick forward, like a dance step."

Gao Yanhong, chief engineer of Wuhan Zoo, told Jimu Journalists that the elephant in the video is an Asian elephant. It usually lives in the tropical rain forest and is more heat -resistant. The behavior of shaking his head and shaking his head is a kind of stereotype. Because the zoo environment and space are limited, the living environment has a certain impact on the psychology of the elephant; and in the case of circulating, the elephant life is worry -free, and there will be stereotypes such as shaking their heads and shaking their heads to send some boring Time. Gao Yanhong said that the elephant also has this behavior in the wild, but less, the frequency is very low, the field space is large, and the elephant can keep walking and eat. The living environment, enriching the fun of wild animals, meet the physical and psychological needs of animals, and promote more natural behaviors of animals. This is also one of the ways to improve stereotypes and enhance animal welfare. "

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