A 9-pound mutated rat discovered in Anhui Zoo

Recently, a blogger published a travel diary of Linghu Park in Anqing City, Anhui Province, saying that when he visited the Anqing Zoo in the park, he found that the zoo's two-climbing aquarium had a sign introducing "new animals" - one of the animals. It's a nine-pound rat. The blogger was very interested in the big rat and spent 10 yuan to buy a ticket. However, he was told that the big rat had given birth and was unable to see its true appearance. Some netizens suggested "refunding the money" after seeing this funny incident, but the blogger said: "Give love to the zoo."

On February 4, a reporter from Upstream News called the Anqing Zoo and asked if the nine-pound rat could be seen in the zoo. The zoo staff said: "No more now, the rats have gone to breed." As for the nine-pound rat species, The staff member revealed: "It's a mutated mouse."

The reporter asked the staff to provide an introduction to the nine-pound rat. He said: "That (exhibition party) is not from the same family as us. It rents our venue." Regarding the specific situation of the exhibition party, the staff member also said: "I I’m not very familiar with it, it’s a temporary exhibition, and I don’t have contact information.”

According to Tianyancha, Anqing Zoo is a public zoo founded in 1956. It was originally named Linghu Park Zoo. It was upgraded and renamed in 2006 and has been open to the present day. In addition to displaying various wild animals, popularizing wildlife conservation and scientific knowledge, the zoo also assumes the responsibilities of the Anqing Wildlife Rescue Station, responsible for the rescue, ex-situ breeding, breeding and scientific research of local rare and endangered wild animals.

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