Monkeys in Beijing Zoo hold a group to keep warm. How cold is it?

65438+1On October 6th, a cold wave suddenly swept through Beijing, with the highest wind speed reaching 89 and the lowest temperature reaching-17 degrees. It was a cruel winter for the monkeys in Beijing Zoo.

In the cold wind, they are shivering in the corner, eating fruits thrown by tourists on the rockery, holding their cubs and snuggling up with other monkeys to keep warm. Many tourists are distressed to see this scene.

Greenhouse is an important guarantee to keep out the cold. In the wild environment, although monkeys move in groups and come and go without a trace, they often find a suitable environment in winter to build nests to avoid the snow and ensure the safe survival of monkey cubs.

This group of monkeys in Beijing Zoo also have their warm homes, but when the weather is good, the zoo staff will let them bask in the sun and let tourists enjoy the monkeys' faces.

The lack of food sources is the most worrying problem for monkeys. Although cold is an irresistible pain for monkeys, what is more dangerous is the lack of food sources. As long as there is sunshine in winter and monkeys are still in groups, cold is not a particularly big problem.

Most importantly, in winter, most fruits are ripe, falling to the ground or eaten up because of lack of food. At this time, it is difficult for wild monkeys to find food sources, and winter is their most difficult time.

There is no shortage of food for the monkeys in the zoo, because both zoo staff and tourists from all over the world will feed them. So the monkeys here need to worry about the health problems caused by obesity and eating junk food.

The monkey's means to keep out the cold is-0/7 degrees. For humans, if there is no thick clothes as a tool to keep out the cold, I'm afraid 15 minutes will become a statue. For monkeys, they have very long hair and store more fat under the skin to resist the cold, so cold is not a particularly big problem.