Hot weather can also affect animals. Welsh farmers put sunscreen on pigs. Are pigs afraid of heat?
This summer, extreme weather came earlier and wider. Many countries in the world are in a state of high temperature. There are both Asian countries and many European countries. Not only human activities, but also animals will be affected by high temperature. Even animals like pigs are afraid of heat, which can be reflected in the following two places.
First, captive domestic pigs: transportation in high temperature weather needs to be kept cool. Pork is one of the most important meats in our life. The circulation of pigs from farms to markets needs to go through multiple transshipment processes. I often see such a scene in the news. Pig-carrying vehicles were blocked on the expressway. Due to the high temperature and the baking of the sun, pigs have symptoms of heatstroke. If not cooled in time, pigs may die of heat.
Faced with such a critical situation, transport drivers will choose to ask firefighters for help. Firefighters will drive a fire truck with cold water to the pig truck to water the pigs from the side to cool down. It can be seen from here that domestic pigs in captivity are afraid of heat, just like us humans.
Second, the wild boar population: in hot weather, it will be wrapped in soil to cool down. Besides domestic pigs, wild boars are also afraid of heat. In hot weather, wild boar will also avoid activities when the sun is high. At noon, the wild boar will find a cool place for the summer, and at the same time, it will roll in the mud and be covered with mud.
Wrapping the body with soil can have the same effect as sunscreen, which can cool the body and avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. This is a good heatstroke prevention and cooling method, because wild boar is passed down from generation to generation.
Therefore, when we are avoiding the high temperature and heat, don't forget the small animals around us. If there are poultry and livestock, remember to give them heatstroke prevention and cooling.