Question about Naim
He is very cute, but is there a reasoning for the red lighting in his enclosure? Thank you!
He is very cute, but is there a reasoning for the red lighting in his enclosure? Thank you!
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In short, red light supports the body’s energy functions. Sometimes this is called a rejuvenating lamp.
Naimu is already 16+, and his health is carefully looked after; everything is done to help him live a long life and feel well.
Altai from Izhevsk also has a red lamp in his house, but his seems to be infrared, for heating
Pavel Burov, This is so fascinating! We all want to see our Naim healthy <3
Be well, Naim! We honor your longevity!!! 💚💚💚
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At Ueno Zoo, the manul Naim lives in the “Night World” pavilion: in such exhibits, day and night are inverted, that is, switched around 🌓
During the day, artificial night reigns for visitors in such pavilions, while red lighting is switched on for the animals.
In general, in “night worlds,” zoos use red light quite often so that visitors can see the animals, while the animals themselves perceive the space as dark.
The thing is that cats (and many other animal species) have poor discrimination of long-wavelength red light. Their vision is mainly tuned to shades of blue and green, so dim red lighting is much less noticeable to them than, say, white 👌🏻
In short, it doesn’t stress them out, and the animals continue to behave as if it were night and display their natural nocturnal activity.
In good night enclosures, the light usually looks muted red, but not bright red, since the goal is not to illuminate the enclosure, but to give people a chance to see at least something, without turning night into day for the animal 🌚
This photo is what the actual brightness of Naim’s room looks like.
His room is very dark, and there is only a muted red light.
So, We usually try to take bright photos, they turn out bright red photo when taken with a Camera.
schwentine, Yes! Thanks for the photos! They clearly show that the red light in Naim’s enclosure is dimmed 😉