Zookeeper job quiz.

This is a review.

QHow do they put rice straw into the bear's room for sleeping?

1. Bear in winter is slow to move, so replenish at Mach's speed

2. Wake up the sleeping bear, take it out of the room and refill it

3. Refill from the ventilation opening of the ceiling

4. Remove the blinds and refill from between the iron bars

It was a four-choice question.

090123a.jpgWell, the correct answer is...

3. Refill from the ventilation opening of the ceiling

It was. Did everyone get it right?

There is a ventilation hole on the roof (ceiling) of the bear house, and rice straw is replenished through this small hole. Even zookeepers try to avoid entering bear enclosures as much as possible.

No matter how slow the bear moves, you can't get close to it (;゜(E)゜)

090123b.jpg真っ直ぐにピンとした稲ワラを柔らかくしたり、細かくちぎったり、個体によってさまざまな寝床作りをしています。

(写真はイヌオの様子)