Ocean Park collapse crisis | Hong Kong-produced penguins may lose paradise goose father

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Written by: Liang Huanmin

2020-05-21 07:00

If Ocean Park fails to solve the current flow of funds, it will close down as soon as it has spent all its reserves at the end of June. However, the Legislative Council Finance Committee ’s funding of 5.4 billion yuan is pending and the future is uncertain. The "kill garden" or not directly affects 7,500 moving well-being.

Zhou Zhuobang, who was responsible for keeping marine animals in the park for 12 years, was worried about being separated from animals. He said that they are all alive, and it is not as simple as putting them on the side. "A lot of animals and the same penguins were born in Hong Kong. As a native, you do n’t want to leave. We are Hong Kong ’s family, why do we want to leave? ”Like a“ goose dad ”, he is worried that once the park closes, everyone The penguin girl has nowhere to go, "Qu Chu is always kept artificially, and I don't know anything about Antarctica!"

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A lot of animals and some penguins were born in Hong Kong. This is a house company. As a native, you do n’t want to go. We are a family in Hong Kong. ?

There are currently 96 penguins in the Ocean Park Garden, divided into three different species, some of which were born in Hong Kong. (Photo by Li Zetong)

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96 penguins incubate and grow in Hong Kong

In addition to large-scale mobile games, the most remembered in the park must be a variety of marine and terrestrial animals. There are currently about 400 species and a total of 7,500 animals of all sizes in the park, which are taken care of by about 200 breeders.

Zhou Zhuobang, a senior marine mammal supervisor at Ocean Park, started taking care of marine animals in the park in 2008. He said that all the penguins in the park were responsible for bringing them to Hong Kong's home. Currently, about 30 of the 96 penguins were born in Hong Kong. All of them were incubated and fed by his care. The "goose dad" laughed Basically, at a glance, you can recognize the same behavior and similar appearance of the penguin "baby girl".

Zhou Zhuobang, a senior marine mammal supervisor at Ocean Park, has been responsible for caring for hunger in the park since 2008. When it comes to the current situation, he is very unhappy. (Photo by Li Zetong)

"Every egg I watched, it was born"

During the visit, a penguin swam near and he smiled and said to reporters, "It's only a few months since I was born. It's a lot better than the old man. He has a good impression of his mother, and she doesn't know how to hatch. I live and feed the big name Happy, whose name seems to be a good hea, but because I want to be happy all my life! "He is like their father," Every penguin, I bring Hong Kong to each other by the channel; every One egg I lived in Quqiao was born, until Qucheng became a family room, there was another egg, another BB. "

Mutual trust between people requires time to be carefully established. As a breeder, it also takes a lot of effort to gain mutual trust with animals who have come to Hong Kong and left their birthplaces and settle down safely. Zhou Zhuobang, who takes care of penguins, seals and arctic orphans, said that if the wind and rain, or even the No. 8 typhoon, should return to the park for feeding, he described the relationship between animals and his work partners, friends, and some even like father and son, look He is more affectionate than many "Hong Kong men" in order to follow the large and timid walrus.

There are currently 7,500 marine and terrestrial animals in the Ocean Park. Once the park is closed, their whereabouts are unknown. (Photo by Li Zetong)

It took a year to get close to the female walrus

Zhou Zhuobang said that interacting with animals is very straightforward and simple. Life is built bit by bit. If you want to be good with it, you can get mutual trust without "er er dapa". He spent a year making friends with the walrus female Meru From the unwillingness to eat the fish he fed, to the willingness to interact with him and get close, he described it as very satisfying, "I have animals that I will spend a year burying around and accepting me. Sometimes I just have to feed them. It ’s not complicated. If you go from a good stranger to a good Friend, you can touch it. If you have the courage and trust, you will be very satisfied and successful. "

Speaking of many external voices that Ocean Park should not spend billions of dollars to reserve, Zhou Zhuobang often seems to worry about the whereabouts of animals, and his eyes are full of tears. "You are so simple to hold a restaurant, only machines and food; you speak It ’s not easy to hold the cargo (Ocean Park), and it ’s a lot of life. It ’s a feeling. It does n’t matter if you let the canal go. It ’s easy. ”He was worried that a group of penguins would not fit in the boat. Living in Lawton, leaving the country again, and worrying about falling into a future home and failing to be a friend with a new neighbor, he fell ill. "Qu Chu is always kept artificially, and I don't know anything about Antarctica!"

Regarding Youzhi Park, which has only been reduced to a group attraction in the Mainland in recent years, it should not be reluctantly retained by the "collective memories" of robbing Hong Kong people. He immediately felt helpless and said, "A lot of animals and the same penguins were born in Hong Kong. As a native, you do n’t want to leave. I do n’t want to go. We are Hong Kong ’s family, why do you want to leave? ”

Expert: Animals cannot be released in the wild after years of feeding

Zhu Xiaozhong, Director of the Animal and Conservation Department of the Ocean Park, also mentioned that many animals have lived in the park for many years. Among them, longevity such as the golden eagle parrot Mick, some dolphins, and even the giant panda An'an have also lived for more than 20 years. "Move", plus long-term artificial breeding, is definitely not suitable for wild release. At present, the Kadoorie Farm in Hong Kong does not have suitable places and facilities to house many animals. It will take many years to remove most of the animals.

Chen Jiajun, the founder of the field movement, said that the marine life in the park is not completely suitable for the growth of Hong Kong waters and cannot be released. "The water temperature and the salinity of the water are not suitable, and the artificial breeding of canals will cause ecological problems. , Quya will be the same as self-destruction. "

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