THEper week of August in the grip of the heat. The summer returns to be hot because of the return of the African anticyclone Caronte. Throughout Italy the temperatures have risen until they touch, Only in Rome, 40 degrees in the hottest hours. A hot week that is making meting climatic middle school well beyond the average and it will be so at least up to mid -August.
An abnormal climatic weather phase, how weather agencies remarkwhich derives precisely from what in meteorological jargon is called ‘camel’. The African anticyclone, characterized by air masses that move from Mauritaniafrom Mali and from the south of Sahara, they are bringing with them waves of heat and heat. For this reason, experts invite citizenship to stay indoor during the more clad hours of the day and drinking a lot of water.
The main Italian cities overwhelmed by Caronte They are above all those of the Po Valley and Tuscany. Room temperatures are recorded in Florence, Prato, Parma, Reggio Emilia and Mantua. But also in Rome, the anticyclone that bears the name of the one who led them through the infernal rivers the souls in the afterlife, is recording 40 degrees.
At the Bioparco di Roma Ghiaccioli for animals
For this reason the Bioparco in the capital provided for the distribution of iceboxes for all animals hosted inside. Foche, LonTre, Tigers of Sumatra, Lemuri and all other species will have the opportunity to refrigerate themselves Thanks to special fruit, meat and fish iceboxes.
“It is not the first year that these temperatures are recorded. We have seen that there are no serious problems or suffering with our animals”, reassures the zoological manager of the bioparco, Yitzhak Yadid. The majority of the animals hosted inside the bioparch of Rome, in fact, “manage to endure the best heat of man”.
Despite everything, however, the structure through its professionals provides for what is defined as the environmental enrichment which provides for the distribution of iceboxs with fruit, meat or fish inside. “With this -continues Yadid -,, We allow them to cool off and not to suffer the heat. But not only that, through this we engage the animals and make them work to get to food“.
Bioparco professionals, including veterinarians and guardians, are then engaged daily, depending on the animal species, in training. A way to teach animals the way of behaving in the event that these must be subjected to urgent medical care and not. “Training consists in working with the animal with a positive reinforcement to get to a situation where it will be possible to touch the animal and monitor health,” explains the zoological manager of the bioparch.
A necessary job that sees the Guardians engaged together with a veterinarian who “It must be present to make the animal used to being able to intervene when there is a need“. A necessary and useful job for safeguarding the health of the guests of the bioparco so as to be able to safeguard the species and also promote coupling.
The watermelon will also be distributed for the day of August, the watermelon, fresh and summer fruit. A moment that will allow visitors to the park to be able attend the distribution of the fruit And live a new experience that will see them a few centimeters from animals such as giraffes, zebras, lions and much more.
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