How is the Tainan Zoo keeping its animals warm during this winter season? The keepers have been applying heat sprays on the joints of the elephants to cut the risk of arthritis, not to mention that they're also using a kind of nail treatment to prevent them from having cracked nails. As for the other furry ones, heating lamps are brought out to make the nights less chilly.

Due to the cold front in the past week, the temperature has dropped island-wide.

Many animals in the zoo have also been trying to keep warm, such as this elephant in Tainan Zoo, who sways its body from side to side to keep its body temperature up.

However, ailments would also occur on cold days like this, such as arthritis.

This elephant is one of the victims, so in order to alleviate its pain, the zookeepers have been applying analgesic heat spray whenever the temperature drops.

Also, in order to make sure the elephant does not get cracked nails, the zookeeper has also mixed an herbal remedy treatment for its nails during winter.

Other than the elephants, other animals in the zoo are also being pampered with heating lamps and huddling together to stay warm during this winter.

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