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Every day, the staff serve a great many different menus at the Zoo. Here, the food for the armadillos is being prepared. (Photo: © Isabella Søderstrøm, DR)
By Nynne Poulsen Wowk ( [email protected] ) 46 minutes ago
Food and water for three days. That is some of the authorities' recommendations for what we humans should have ready at home in case of a crisis.
But at Copenhagen Zoo, the task is greater, because here the zoo ensures every day that all the animals get exactly the special feed they need.
> It's about animal welfare. We must ensure that we can always provide the best conditions for the animals, and if we run out of electricity, then there will be some animals that either become too cold, too hot, or some incubators that cannot run.
Therefore, Copenhagen Zoo has already considered how best to 'prep' for all the zoo's many exotic animals, writes TV2 Kosmopol ( https://www.tv2kosmopol.dk/frederiksberg/zoologisk-have-prepper-sadan-er-dyrene-sikret-hvis-uheldet-er-ude-1d212 ).
It has, among other things, acquired an emergency power system, says zoological director Mads Bertelsen to DR.
- It's about animal welfare. We must ensure that we can always provide the best conditions for the animals, and if we run out of electricity, then there will be some animals that either become too cold, too hot, or some incubators that cannot run, he says.
And it is a fairly large task to ensure that there is proper 'prepping' for all the animals, it sounds.
- We have 220 species of animals and thousands of individuals that need to be fed every single day, so we always have a stock that lasts a few days ahead and some special products for almost a whole year at a time, he says.
According to zoological director Mads Bertelsen, the new emergency power system will ensure that the zoo's animals get through safely if, for example, a crisis occurs where the power goes out. (Photo: © Isabella Søderstrøm, DR)
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200 different menus for the animals
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The many different animal species place high demands on what is served in the animals' food bowls. Therefore, Copenhagen Zoo daily serves 200 different menus to the animals.
But despite the fact that the animals get very different food to eat, Mads Bertelsen believes that it is realistic for Copenhagen Zoo to maintain a stock of food for all the animals.
- If a real crisis situation arose, then it could be that we would have to replace certain things, but for now we have control over the animals getting the right things to ensure their welfare, he says.
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