African lions get used to cold snow in Canada

This African beast has adapted very well to the cold winter in Canada. At the neighboring barn, a spotted hyena is trying to climb to the top of a wooden platform covered by snow and snow, aiming to get the meat of its dinner down.

This 400-hectare Safari Park is located 70km south of Montreal, giving you the opportunity to see lions, hyenas, camels, elephants and 529 other animals, many of which are gradually disappear from the wild African environment.

"Our goal is to motivate visitors to experience the fact that the size of the human population has increased so rapidly that these beautiful and fierce animals are dying because of a lack of space, or by humans. their territory " - the owner of the private zoo mentioned above, Mr. Jean-Pierre Ranger told AFP .

Safari Park closes in the winter, but many animals still come out of their heated cages to move and breathe fresh air, even if it is cold. Many children are used to living in Canada and spend hours playing in the snow.

Sophie Robidoux, park zoologist director, said: " We keep the animals in the cage if it's too cold, or when the snow is heavy. Taking them out takes a lot of effort. Are these animals yet? "I've had colds or sore throats. We don't have to give them antibiotics because of respiratory problems . " She added that the Siberian tigers enjoyed the winter and did not like summer like other animals.

To encourage animals to behave as if they were in a natural environment, the park management would give them secret rewards, like a large piece of meat hidden in carton boxes, placed at hard to reach.

Based on the ability to sniff, jump . these animals will seek to take the reward down, thereby simulating the process of hunting or eating leftover meat.

At the lion's cage, I always go out to eat first, because it's stronger than the female. In the hyena barn, the male is lying in the cage, waiting for the children to finish eating to find out.

However, some animals in the zoo never go out in the winter. Chimp is an example. They are too weak before winter and people are not encouraged to go out. Elephants are also not well adapted to the Canadian winter, typically a 40-year-old park named Churchill.

Safari Park currently welcomes about 310,000 visitors a year, with annual revenue reaching 8 million USD. Ranger hopes to open another aquarium, a campsite, before deploying a sightseeing service, allowing 250 children to stay in the park for 3-4 days each time to learn about the park. animal. These services will help to earn three times the current amount.