Chapter 340: Is the Tiger Here Still a Tiger?
"Adding to the joie de vivre?"
After hearing this, Zhou Bichang looked at Liu Chang with some puzzlement.
"Is this a matter necessary?"
Liu Chang nodded after hearing this, and said as it should be.
"It's not only necessary, it's necessary! The joy of life, of course, is necessary. And, be sure to be colorful. In this way, the life of the animals will not be too monotonous. Just like us humans, if all a person does every day, all they do is eat and sleep. So how boring is his life, and will he be happy?"
"Uh... This..."
Zhou Bichang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment.
"But this animal should be different from humans, right? How can this be compared, human beings need to work, they need to live. And human life needs to be taken care of by itself. Human beings also need to bear all kinds of pressure, so they need some proper relaxation, and they also need some appropriate entertainment to enrich their lives. People need to earn money, they need to support their families, they need to bear a lot. But these things are not borne by the animals!"
"That's not it, human beings need to be under pressure in many ways. But animals also have their own troubles! First of all, let's talk about the tiger. Although tigers have no natural predators, as the saying goes, tigers also have time to nap. And at this time, is it possible for tigers to be attacked? In the zoo, it's better to say, what if it's a tiger in the mountains? They are all lone rangers, both guarding against wolves and hiding from human hunting. Isn't that what they're stressing about? And talk about the animals in the zoo, do you think they're happy every day?"
"It's... I guess it's fun. After all, they eat and drink, and even the territory of each tiger in the tiger park is mostly divided by experts. They shouldn't have any of the pressure you said they would have, right?"
Liu Chang looked at Zhou Bichang, shook his head speechlessly and said.
"Your statement makes me a little dissatisfied with the opinion of your zoo management. Maybe what you think is good behavior for animals, do you think it's really good for animals? The simplest example is that you think it's a good thing for a tiger to give it territory by dividing it instead of fighting for it?"
"Of course it's a good thing, because there have been cases of tigers being injured before. The reason is to fight for territory. The number of South China tigers is very small, and we have a responsibility and a responsibility to protect them. We can't let their numbers decrease again. ”
Liu Chang shook his head after hearing this and said.
"I don't agree with you. Like you said, the reason why you came to me is to improve the lives of animals through some of my unique methods or abilities, right?"
"That's right!"
"You told me you didn't want me to turn them into pets, did you?"
"Well, that's right. ”
Liu Chang nodded and said with a smile.
"Did you say that you want me to train them without trying to change their nature?"
"Yes, we at the zoo want to keep these wild animals alive. If the nature of the tiger is really changed, then the tiger is no longer a tiger. ”
"Well, that's a good point. ”
Liu Chang smiled and continued to ask.
"Then let me ask you another question, what is the feeding method for you to feed these adult tigers? Do you throw some fawns, lambs, etc., and let them hunt them? Slaughter them freely and then eat them?"
"How is that possible?! It's cruel to do that, isn't it? Our first duty at the safari park is to protect wild animals. How can we possibly feed them these fawns and lambs?"
After hearing this, Liu Chang nodded with a smile and said.
"Okay, I'll not continue to ask for the rest of the question. Let me discuss this with you in a different direction, is it the nature of tiger hunting?"
"It's... Yes. ”
"Well, is it in the nature of tigers to fight for territory?"
"It's also..."
"Is it in the nature of the tiger to fight bravely?"
"Hmm. ”
Liu Chang smiled and said.
"You say, if a tiger doesn't have a fierce personality, it becomes less competitive. I won't tear my face with any animal for the sake of turf. It will not patiently observe and look for prey for the sake of predation. So, do you think this tiger can still be called a tiger? What is the difference between them and pets? Let's put it this way, a wild cat, it has a sense of territory. The garbage can that you occupy by yourself is absolutely not allowed to enter the second wildcat. But if a tiger can't even compare to a wild cat at this point, can it still be called a tiger?"
"This..."
"Brother Zhou, it's really not what I said. I don't think that's what you're trying to do? In my opinion, such a tiger is not called a tiger at all. It is even said that such tigers are not even as good as those domestic pets. Even if it's a pet, you know how to be grateful to your owner. Even if an old bird over three or four years old is brought to the house and fed for a year and a half, it will still be grateful to its owner. And what about these tigers? You told me that these tigers, if they were fed since childhood, they would not be able to recognize their masters, but they would know people. They don't actively attack the breeders. But why do you all have to wear protective gear when you enter the Tiger Park? Why is that?"
After hearing this, Zhou Bichang frowned and said.
"Because these tigers sometimes make mistakes! No one can guarantee this. Besides, the feeding on our side is not the whole process of feeding. In order to keep the animals in full nature, we will release them in about 6 to 10 months. When the time comes, it's wild free-range. It's not a complete feeding, so the contact time we have with these tigers is not very long. It is normal for tigers to make muddy sometimes. Moreover, this phenomenon is not very common, and it does not happen very often. ”
"Do you think it's normal? But I don't think so, I don't think it's normal. Moreover, it is an extremely abnormal phenomenon. As I said earlier, even if it is three or four years old, it can be fed. But why do these tigers, no matter how they are fed, still have times when they make mistakes? Or do they still attack humans? Why is that? Have you ever thought about it?"
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