Can tigers in Guangzhou Zoo only eat grass due to their thin and weak physique? Official response: South China Tiger | Zoo | Guangzhou
According to Yangcheng Evening News and Pengpai News, on August 17th, a netizen posted a video claiming that tigers at Guangzhou Zoo are as thin as wood and can only eat grass due to hunger. On August 18th, zoo staff stated that the tiger was rescued and fed by a keeper every day. It is of this size. The video is intentionally designed to bring traffic in this way. Please do not rely on hearsay. You can come to the scene to watch it.
On the evening of August 18th, when it was rumored online that tigers were so hungry that they could only eat grass, Guangzhou Zoo also released a message on its official Weibo account to answer netizens' questions: Today, a netizen called and said that the South China tiger was so hungry that it was eating grass. Due to close relatives and other reasons, the South China tiger was relatively thin in size, and the food provided by the zoo has always been of good quality and sufficient quantity. As for eating grass, our zoo has also educated many times. We hope that everyone can also join us in educating our friends around us!
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Guangzhou Zoo responds to controversy. In January 2021, Guangzhou Zoo released a science popularization short video about the South China tiger, which stated that it is difficult to find the trace of the South China tiger in the wild. The South China tiger in the national zoo system is the offspring of six South China tigers captured from the wild in the 1950s and 1960s. After decades of breeding, the situation of close relatives is very serious. The inbreeding of South China tigers can lead to decline, just like humans. In South China tigers, they exhibit arched backs, a relatively thin and weak body shape, and lower reproductive ability.
The dietary requirements of the South China tiger are even stricter than those of national first-class athletes. The food prepared by Guangzhou Zoo for the South China tiger is very abundant, and eating grass also helps digestion.
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