Fatty food isn’t just a problem for humans. A Japanese aquarium is putting its dolphins on a diet after they began having problems performing their water tricks.
“These days, the animals are a bit fat!” a zookeeper said on the Web site of Kinosaki Marine World in Toyooka, western Japan.
Audiences have noticed, with the dolphins failing to jump into the air as high as before, he said.
“But we ask you, please be lenient with them as they are making efforts to lose weight,” he said.
The problem lies in their diet of mackerels, which are popular at this time of year in Japan. Mackerels are known in Japan for their rich taste but also their high fat content.
“We are trying to make them return to their best weight by feeding them other kinds of fish with less fat or by offering fewer mackerels,” the zookeeper said.
The marine park offers audiences shows by dolphins, sea lions and other marine animals. (afp)
高脂食物不光是人類的問題。日本一家水族館正在推行海豚減肥計畫，因為牠們已經胖到無法順利水上表演了。
日本西部豐岡市「城崎海洋世界」的一位動物管理員在官網上表示：「最近動物都有一點肥！」
他說，海豚沒辦法跳得像以前那麼高了，觀眾也注意到了這點。
他說：「但我們懇請各位，對牠們寬容一點，牠們正在努力減肥。」
問題出在牠們食用的青花魚，現在正值日本青花魚的盛產期。青花魚在日本以其濃郁的口感及高脂肪含量出名。
該名館員說：「我們正在努力讓牠們恢復標準體重，我們會餵牠們吃其他脂肪較少的魚類，或減少餵食青花魚。」
這座海洋公園有海豚、海獅和其他海洋生物的表演秀供民眾欣賞。（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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