• 8 months ago
'Di rin ligtas sa init ang mga hayop na pwede pa ngang ma-heatstroke. Kaya sa Manila Zoo, patok sa ilang alaga ang mga bloke ng yelo!


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00:00 Animals that can get heatstroke are also not safe from the heat.
00:05 That's why in Manila Zoo, the ice blocks were thrown at their pets.
00:09 Marizo Alabduraman was able to spot them.
00:11 Are you already hot from the extreme heat of the weather?
00:17 In Ilocos Norte, where yesterday's heat index reached 42 degrees,
00:22 the pigs and cows are bathed several times to reduce the heat they feel.
00:29 The veterinarian of Manila Zoo said that it's really hard for animals to feel the heat
00:34 compared to humans.
00:37 We can sweat,
00:39 but they can't get heat from sweating.
00:45 That's why the zoo is strict in monitoring animals,
00:49 like the big cats,
00:51 the lion and tiger,
00:52 who are prone to heatstroke.
00:54 Because they are fat, they can't excrete heat.
01:00 This lion is quick to breathe, as if it's breathing.
01:05 It's not normal, but in this weather,
01:08 we expect them to breathe like that,
01:11 because that's where they excrete heat.
01:14 To beat the heat,
01:17 this is what the people of Manila Zoo do,
01:20 it's called misting.
01:22 They mist the lion's area
01:24 so that it can cool down its surroundings.
01:27 They say that they monitor the temperature in their area.
01:32 We give them a time-off.
01:34 We let them in.
01:36 When it's wet, they rest a bit,
01:38 then check the temperature.
01:39 When it's low, they're out.
01:41 And if we get heatstrokes,
01:43 their blocking yellow is their way to cool down.
01:46 Just like this lion,
01:48 who is enjoying the ice.
01:51 They drink water from the pool
01:53 to avoid dehydration.
01:55 According to Dr. Ong,
01:57 some animals don't eat much,
01:59 like the lion and tiger,
02:01 when it's too hot.
02:03 So they give them supplements and electrolytes.
02:05 We caught this ostrich
02:07 with its beak up and its jaw down.
02:09 This is one of the signs
02:11 that the animals are getting hot,
02:13 according to Dr. Ong.
02:15 So we keep sprinkling water in the savannah area.
02:17 Even reptiles,
02:19 they say, are being monitored.
02:21 Because they often have
02:23 respiratory illness when it's hot.
02:25 They're more prone to get heatstrokes
02:27 when it's hot.
02:29 When it's hot,
02:31 and the ventilation humidity is very humid,
02:33 that's their enemy.
02:35 You can see in the oral cavity,
02:37 when there's a heatstroke,
02:39 you can see some heatstrokes.
02:41 When there's a plema,
02:43 you can see it there.
02:45 We can hear if it has a bite.
02:47 We can tell if it has a plema inside.
02:49 Oh, so you can hear it.
02:51 Yes, you can hear it.
02:53 So to avoid getting hot,
02:55 especially now that it's so hot,
02:57 reptiles like this
02:59 like this Burmese python,
03:01 need to be bathed every day.
03:03 For GMA Integrated News,
03:05 Marisol Abduraman,
03:07 for Tutok 24 Horas.
03:09 Marisol Abduraman,
03:11 for Tutok 24 Horas.
03:13 (music)

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