2month23day，Zhongrui Sustainable Development Information Center of the First Library of Xicheng District was held2019year“Beautiful China，Green development”Lectures on Public Welfare Series II，Zhou Na, curator of Beijing Zoo Popular Science Museum, was invited.，Lead Readers to Approach“Elephant pedicure”。

“You know there's a pedicure‘pedicurist’，But you know there are still elephants with pedicures.‘pedicurist’Do you？”“Do you know what elephant feet look like?？”“What steps do elephants have to go through to get their feet trimmed?？”“What are the tools used to trim elephants'feet?？”“Will elephants obediently accept pedicure?？”Lecture，Director Zhou uses vivid language、Rich pictures and wonderful videos provide in-depth explanations on these issues.。Through the Explanation of Director Zhou，Readers learn about elephant pedicure，To prevent problems with toenails and soles，Wildlife elephants look for food、Source of water，I walk a lot every day.，Both the soles and toenails are moderately polished.，The elephants in captivity are limited by the site and other reasons.，Limited walking opportunities，Overgrowth of soles and toenails，If not cared for，You can't feel the pressure of your body and the situation on the ground properly.，It will cause unequal stress of joints.，It then causes joint deformations and painful pain.。It's difficult to get the elephant to agree and cooperate with it in pedicure.，This requires animal behavior training for elephants.，Animal behavior training is a huge project，Must be based on mutual trust between humans and animals，Guidance through rewards，Let the elephant do some necessary actions independently。Lecture final，Director Zhou also called on readers to pay attention to the protection of wildlife.，Start with yourself，Do not buy any form of ivory products，Don't pay for animal cruelty。

At the end of the presentation，Director Zhou had a cordial interaction with readers，We also gave detailed answers to the questions concerning animal protection and so on.。Through this lecture，Readers have not only learned about elephants.，It strengthens the determination to protect animals.，They said they had benefited a lot.。

Sino-Swiss Sustainable Development Information Center of the First Library of Xicheng District is the Library and SwedenLIFEInternational Eco-Foundation Cooperation Project，Providing Reader Service around the Field of Eco-environmental Protection and Sustainable Development。Xiyitu as a base of popular science education and environmental education in Beijing，2019All kinds of lectures will be held in the year.、Popular Science Activities and Related Exhibitions，Theme around“water resources protection、Air pollution、Bio-diversity、Refuse classification、Radiation Problems and Health、Conserve energy,reduce emissions、Reuse of Waste Goods”And so on。

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