Will throwing coins at the zoo bring disaster?

It is reported that there seems to be a traditional custom in China and some countries in Southeast Asia: throwing coins into places where turtles live or other attractions and making wishes. It seems that as long as you do this, your wish will come true, and the person who makes the wish will live a long life and be in good health.

However, throwing coins in this way not only fails to bring blessings, but also brings disaster to the animals.

Recently, at Changsha Martyrs Park Ocean World, a large sea turtle choked to death after accidentally eating a coin thrown by a tourist. Zhao Chenggang, the project manager of the zoo, appealed: "Sea turtles are very curious, so please don't throw debris into the turtle pond."

Zhou Hui, a staff member of Sea World, still remembers the death process of the big turtle. When the veterinarian dissected the turtle's body, they found a one-yuan coin from its throat and a slag-like foreign object the size of an egg in the turtle's intestines. "It was corroded by stomach acid, maybe a plastic bag or something." The veterinarian said after identification: "The coin got stuck in the turtle's throat, causing it to suffocate and die."

In the turtle pond of the zoo There is a warning sign posted on the side: "Tourists are not allowed to bring their own food." The food brought privately is unhygienic and the turtles will easily get sick if they eat it, let alone the coins. "Some tourists even throw plastic bags and betel nut residue inside."

Because of their longevity, turtles are regarded as mascots among the people.

In major tourist resorts, wherever there are turtles, people always throw coins into the pool as a custom in the hope of longevity and health. But this way of praying poses a threat to the turtle's survival.

As early as March this year, a green turtle in Thailand swallowed more than 900 coins from various countries in a turtle pond. When it was discovered, it could no longer breathe or swim normally.

Earlier, a sea lion in an Australian zoo lost 30 kilograms in weight in a short period of time. The anxious keeper called a veterinarian to examine it and found that there were at least 7 coins in its stomach. . Because it couldn't pass the coins, the veterinarian had to cut open its stomach and remove all the coins.

At the beginning of 2017, there were hundreds of one-yuan and five-cent coins in the Shanghai Zoo Yangtze Crocodile Pool and Snapping Turtle Exhibition Pool.

The royal lotus blooming in the pool of Daming Lake Scenic Area in Jinan, Shandong Province is also regarded as a "wishing flower" by many tourists. Some coins fell on the leaves, while others smashed through the leaves and fell into the pool. The huge leaves became "ants' nests".

Throwing coins to pray for blessings reflects the yearning for a better life, but where to throw them reflects a person's civilized qualities.

Folklore experts said that throwing money to win lottery tickets can be said to be an ancient folk custom, but it does not make sense to just throw it when you see a "pool".

Before we make a gorgeous toss with a coin in hand, we must distinguish the occasion, be civilized, and not be willful.

However, tossing coins to animals is too superstitious to pray for blessings!

Because this behavior of tossing coins not only fails to bring blessings, but also brings great disaster to the animals. Or we just toss it casually to complete this blessing, but it may be such a coin for animals, directly endangering their lives! ! !