Visit the aquarium under the Chengdu outbreak: More than 20 employees insist on the whale sharks in the museum "successful" and "capital" on time

Cover reporter Lai Fangjie Lei Yuandong Photography Report

Under the epidemic, a total of hardships. I stick to this city, and there are cute marine animals who have not been able to interact with tourists for a long time.

On September 7, the cover live broadcast entered the Haohai Cube Aquarium, which is located in Shuangliu, Chengdu, to visit the animal "stars" in the closed hall. In order to ensure the normal feeding and equipment operation of the aquarium animals, more than 20 employees in the museum have been sticking to the museum.

Whale Shark is the largest fish in the world and is known as the "underwater giant". In the Haohai Cube Oceanic Museum, there are two whale shark brothers from the East China Sea, named "Cheng Cheng" and "Du", and have lived in Chengdu for 8 years. "After they arrived at the Oceanic Museum, they developed the habit of feeding at 11 am and 5 pm, and it was not one minute away. But sometimes they were in a bad mood and occasionally did not eat on time." At 10 am, "at 10 am." At 57 points, Master Liu, a breeder, had already prepared two boxes of fish and shrimp feed with nutritional agents and prepared to feed.

How to get whale sharks to eat with peace of mind and be disturbed by the turtles and other fish next to it? This is not a simple matter. In the four corners of the operating area, there are staff members setting up other fish to prevent them from entering the feeding range of whale sharks. At the same time, a diver needs to guide whale sharks underwater. At 11 am, Master Liu and his colleagues began to use the water scoop tied to a long rod to keep pouring the water and then poured it to the water surface. However, such a signal often takes 5 minutes to call "success" and "capital".

A few minutes later, "Cheng Cheng" came first, and it opened his mouth conditionedly. Master Liu skillfully fed a water scoop food in his mouth. Soon, "Du" also heard the news, and the breeder at the other end quickly gave it meals.

While feeding whale sharks, animals such as penguins, sea lions, seals, snow crickets, and otters in the aquarium are also feeding in an orderly manner. "The particularity of the aquarium is that the feeding work cannot be interrupted every day. In addition to the breeder, there are also technical personnel in the living system in the museum, and the equipment also needs to protect the equipment." Xiaohai Cube Ocean Museum Director Xiao Lei introduced At present, employees in the closed loop are based on the aquarium as the "home", and some take a tent to sleep in the exhibition hall. I usually like the lively sea lion. I have not appeared on the stage recently. I feel a little lost, and the breeder also interacts with them to play games. Like marine animals, everyone is waiting for the "epidemic" and sticks to them.

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Tiny dolphin

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