Sunday, July 21, 2013
Polar Bear Spa? - Lame new "Mist" added to Enclosure
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shaking my head and laughing. Couldn't even find the spray in the pics until I looked for quite a while.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous - (Joanne) Thank you for your comment.
DeleteThe idea, in theory is one I thought might work but it appears to just send the water mist up to the heavens. I love the water curtin idea and the water can be pump recycled so its not water wasting as the mist is. I know they probably don't want to put the misters lower because the bears might pull on them, etc. and we always worry for safety. As in anonymous's comment, I didnt spot the spray either. If the keepers would just make a point of daily water spraying each bear and rotating them, that would be sufficient. The water misters don't appear to be of any use, the water is wasted, and there's more money thrown away that could be spent on enrichments and upgrades. Ulu doesnt appear to be interested because the water isnt even touching her. Pike's loving that spray from the hose.
ReplyDelete@Lee- Thank you for your comment. ... Until we were there this past Monday I didn't even know you had this thought as well. Yes, in theory it seems like a decent try idea, the issue is the height of it. Admittedly when I wrote that it would need to be lower (suggesting the shelf area), I did wonder if that would make it too reachable. There might be a way to secure it, it does only carry water. Aren't some of the electric wires within reach?
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