Asahiyama Zoo
Eine weitere Sehenswürdigkeit in Hokkaido ist der Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa (ca. 2 Zugstunden nördlich von Sapporo). Der Zoo wurde durch seine besondere Tierhaltung zum bekanntesten Zoo Japans. Das natürliche Verhalten der Tiere kann man durch besonders innovative Baustrukturen ganz genau beobachten. So wurden zum Beispiel Unterwassertunnel gebaut, die es erlauben, den Pinguinen beim Schwimmen zuzusehen.
Eine weitere Attraktion ist der Pinguinenmarsch, der nicht nur erlaubt die Pinguine ganz nahe zu sehen, sondern, wie BBC in den News schrieb (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4530928.stm, den Pinguinen dazu dient, durch den Winter eine gute Figur zu bewahren:
"Penguins at a zoo in northern Japan have been taken on their first walk of the season in an attempt to keep them trim during the winter.
Asahiyama Zoo on the northern island of Hokkaido take its King Penguins on a 500-metre walk twice a day to stop them getting too fat during the cold months.
Spokesman Tetsuo Yamazaki said penguins gained weight in winter because they stood still to conserve energy.
The exercise programme takes place between December and the Spring.
"This stroll is done twice - 11 o'clock and 1430 - of every day until the snow disappears," Mr Yamazaki said, adding that each walk lasted about 30 minutes
"Just like in humans... the fat accumulates during the winter months, and the blood-sugar level rises," Mr Yamazaki said.
The penguins can only be taken on walks during the snowy months because their feet are unsuitable for walking on other surfaces, Mr Yamazaki said. "
Eine weitere Attraktion ist der Pinguinenmarsch, der nicht nur erlaubt die Pinguine ganz nahe zu sehen, sondern, wie BBC in den News schrieb (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4530928.stm, den Pinguinen dazu dient, durch den Winter eine gute Figur zu bewahren:
"Penguins at a zoo in northern Japan have been taken on their first walk of the season in an attempt to keep them trim during the winter.
Asahiyama Zoo on the northern island of Hokkaido take its King Penguins on a 500-metre walk twice a day to stop them getting too fat during the cold months.
Spokesman Tetsuo Yamazaki said penguins gained weight in winter because they stood still to conserve energy.
The exercise programme takes place between December and the Spring.
"This stroll is done twice - 11 o'clock and 1430 - of every day until the snow disappears," Mr Yamazaki said, adding that each walk lasted about 30 minutes
"Just like in humans... the fat accumulates during the winter months, and the blood-sugar level rises," Mr Yamazaki said.
The penguins can only be taken on walks during the snowy months because their feet are unsuitable for walking on other surfaces, Mr Yamazaki said. "
posted by Esther@Tokyo at
3/04/2007
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