Wangcheng Park Zoo's four new South China tiger "babys" this year have "identity cards" - an electronic chip implanted under the skin of animals, and will record their DNA, blood type, birthplace and other information.
At 15 o'clock on the 17th on the 17th, the zoo keeper and the chip implant staff were placed next to the tiger's “baby†cage. After the various disinfection instruments and implantation tools were ready, the zoo director Li Maoping took up 15 kilograms. The heavy Xiaohuhu “Primary IIIâ€, a staff member cautiously pryed off a pinch of hair on the neck of the “Xiaosanâ€, and used iodine to sterilize it. Then the needle with the chip was inserted under the skin and the injection process was only used for a short time. Short seconds. When the staff used a handheld chip reader to test the small tiger, the reader immediately responded, and a row of numbers was displayed on the screen.
"This is its identity code!" said Li Maoping, this is a signal that has been implanted into the animal's body. The chip is "bean" shaped, 1 mm in diameter and 1 cm long. It is implanted in the center of the left neck of the animal and is in the subcutaneous tissue, and does not cause adverse reactions.
At 15 o'clock on the 17th on the 17th, the zoo keeper and the chip implant staff were placed next to the tiger's “baby†cage. After the various disinfection instruments and implantation tools were ready, the zoo director Li Maoping took up 15 kilograms. The heavy Xiaohuhu “Primary IIIâ€, a staff member cautiously pryed off a pinch of hair on the neck of the “Xiaosanâ€, and used iodine to sterilize it. Then the needle with the chip was inserted under the skin and the injection process was only used for a short time. Short seconds. When the staff used a handheld chip reader to test the small tiger, the reader immediately responded, and a row of numbers was displayed on the screen.
"This is its identity code!" said Li Maoping, this is a signal that has been implanted into the animal's body. The chip is "bean" shaped, 1 mm in diameter and 1 cm long. It is implanted in the center of the left neck of the animal and is in the subcutaneous tissue, and does not cause adverse reactions.