Surprise! Protecting animals can't even make a living by selling cuteness Section 84
Pu Luo, who was looking at the animal world recently and was very interested in the spectacular scene of the great migration of animals in Africa, proposed: "How about we put an off-road vehicle in the park?" Visitors can get a close-up look at the animals from inside the buggy, and I've seen a video of an antelope being chased by a cheetah jumping off the roof of a car, and the person sitting in the car looks happy! ”
Lu Wu had obviously seen that video as well, and he suddenly fell into deep thought.
Xiao Lu, who was frightened by the madness of the two leaders, raised her hand weakly, she had also seen the video, but ...... "But those gazelles are chased by cheetahs to run at full speed, and we don't have cheetahs here." ”
Lu Wu: ......
Puluo: ......
The two of them turned their heads to look at her in unison, and Xiao Lu was terrified, and pressed the raised left hand with their right hand, indicating that they didn't say anything.
But what she didn't expect was that Pu Luo praised her very seriously: "You're right, we should really add a little pressure and urgency to them." ”
Xiaolu: Wait?
Director Lu agrees: "The smell and threat of hunters is indeed a way to make animals more vigilant. ”
As a result, the animals that will move into the bovid comprehensive exhibition area have a new batch of neighbors without them knowing.
What kind of animals can zoos afford (zoos are really poor), ecologically appropriate (cows, antelopes, and sheep have their own natural predators), and can be raised?
In the natural state, excluding extreme conditions such as old age and weak pregnancy, the natural enemies of cattle are basically big cats such as tigers and lions, and this zoo will definitely not be able to afford them.
Most of the natural predators of the antelope are leopards of various colors and names, this ...... The zoo can still afford it if it tries, but it will bleed.
As for the sheep......
Although there are many natural enemies of sheep, thanks to a famous realistic animation, there is only one natural enemy that everyone can remember - gray, too, and wolf!
And Daishan Zoo just happened to take in a pack of wolves, didn't it?
So, when the little money keeper returned from his studies, he was greeted by a strange picture.
A group of wolves who were moulting and were covered with all kinds of bald spots and all kinds of embarrassment, one by one, stood on the rocks and looked condescendingly at the sheep and sheep who were drinking water under the drop of several meters.
They were located upwind, and the breeze that drifted by brought their smell and presence to the sheep, and the sheep immediately stood up and looked at the heights, and the wolves and the sheep looked at each other.
"This, this ......" the little money keeper suspected that his eyes had been spent, and he pointed to the wolf standing on the high place, and then to the sheep at the bottom: "So, does it really matter?" ”
"It doesn't matter, wolves can't jump down for fear of heights, sheep can't climb up without borrowing strength on the edge of the waterhole, they are just visually on the same side, and they don't actually intersect." Pu Luo enthusiastically explained: "The director said that this is called visual polyculture. ”
"However, he said that this is a more obvious visual polyculture, and the difference between the highlands is too obvious, and next time we can try a more hidden separation to make this ecological picture more perfect."
"Next time...... The little money keeper swallowed his saliva and felt shocked.
No, the person who went to learn the new technology was obviously him, why was it the director who shocked him?
Just when the little money keeper was a little reluctant to show everyone the results of his learning, he suddenly saw the wildelles in the habitat and began to run.
"What, what's wrong!" The small money keeper immediately became nervous, this kind of animal is very rare to blow up the nest, every time it happens is related to an accident, and the consequences are usually accompanied by casualties and stress.
For breeders, this is no less than a catastrophe of the epidemic.
"Don't worry, it's okay." Pu Luo saw that he was nervous, so he patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "It's Scar who is working." ”
Who is Scar? Did the zoo hire any new keepers while he didn't know it?
But no matter who you are, this way of working is too rough!
Before the little money keeper could brew his belly, he wanted to communicate with Pu Luo that this way of working was wrong, and he saw the true body of Scar.
Behind the galloping animals is a four-dog team dominated by greyhounds, which are barking and running after the animals in the scenic area.
I don't know how they managed to make the animals panic.
The fastest gazelles and pronghorns were in front of them, and their slender hooves leaped over the heads of the crowd with ease.
Then came the slower flock, and the large horns on the ram's head apparently affected their speed and caused it to fall behind the ewe, but it did not panic at all, because behind it there was a square of cattle and buffalo cows.
The tonnage of their size affects their speed, but the tremor and power of the cow's hooves on the ground is not comparable to that of other animals, and when they run in front of them in groups, no one thinks about questions such as: Is this delicious can I eat it?
There is only one thought in my head: How did our ancestors collect them as domestic animals? Damn, sure enough, the ancestors are hanging, right?!
In addition to the same idea as the tourists, the petty money keeper has another problem.
How did the director get the dogs to drive the group of temper tantrums so well? Is the director open?
Damn, I wanted to give everyone a little shock when I came back from school, but I didn't expect the clown to be me!
Why are you going to upgrade with me alone?
Chapter 81
In March, the city of Springs, which is still in a heated state, is still in winter, but the attentive person can find the breath of life in the germination. The first to notice this was the Oriental argali, which saw a bud in a crevice in the rock, and without hesitation, it gnawed most of the bud.
The Oriental argali, which is said to be the ancestor of sheep, is debated, but it is well established that they are currently the largest sheep. Their sheer size makes them the strength players of the sheep family, giving them a sense of security, but also shackling the flexibility of the argali, although they are sheep, they cannot run on the cliffs like other sheep, but must choose some relatively flat positions.
But for tourists, they don't mind this little disadvantage of argali!
The argali's huge ornamental horns, its large body, and its ability to only wander halfway up the mountain are very much in line with the preferences of tourists.
Ouch hey! Who's going to the zoo to see the goats on stilts on the top of the mountain, and of course they're going to see the pretty and mighty goats......
"Look! There are two ibex parkour in the mountains! ”
"Where, where?" The tourist, who had been loyal to the argali, immediately picked up his mobile phone and began to record the video on the cliff.
Argali: "......"
Argali, a little speechless, but they are used to it.
Who can't afford to parkour in the mountains?
But in the eyes of the sheep, parkour is not a lofty ability.
The ancestors of sheep and goats were not able to cross the deer family in the plains and woodlands, and had to go to extreme environments such as deserts and mountains to make a living.
The predecessors of the sheep are a little stronger than the goats because they are not easy to bully in the group, so they occupy the foothills and eat grass for a living, while the goats that have been driven to more extreme areas can only evolve stronger ability to climb mountains, climb trees, climb roofs, etc., and also make their diet and digestion a little stronger.
Grassroots, for example, are definitely not uncommon for sheep to eat, but goats can be eaten with relish.
But this ability ...... Sheep don't want to be angry, nothing else, not rare.
They have a better one, and that is the blessing of humanity.
In the days of bipeds, sheep that could repeatedly collect wool could live longer than goats that produced meat and skins.
Well, I won once!
"Everyone, please take a look, this photo must be familiar to everyone, this is a 2-inch ID photo, are there any students here who are about to graduate? Then you must be no stranger, the graduation certificate is posted on the 2-inch ID photo, many companies will use the letter of appointment, entry and exit visa. ”
"Why is this ID photo on display here? Is it because our principal is handsome? Of course, he is very handsome, but not for this reason, but to tell you more vividly how big the two inches are, according to our scientists, as long as there is a place as big as this photo, the goats can climb on the mountain. ”
The curly-haired commentator took the director's ID photo in everyone's hands and turned it around, so that everyone could feel it and then put it back under the booth.
"So why is it that only sheep can climb at such limits? Wait and so on, and then we will reveal the secret of the goat's toe. Just as the tourists were following the little brother of the volunteer, they suddenly saw him stunned, and as he moved forward, he felt the whistle on his neck and blew a few times, "Now it happens that my colleague is also there, so let's visit the most important guests in this pavilion first." ”
"The heaviest cow in our zoo is the Montbeliar cow, which weighs 1.1 tons, which is almost the same weight as all of us here combined, and it has just reached adulthood, and it should grow further in the next two years, and it is expected to grow by about 300 kilograms."
"Montbellia cattle is a breed of milk and meat, although it has been introduced into the country, but there is no regulation of breeding, and the more common cattle should be the three types that are running towards us, from left to right are black and white Holstein cattle, Luxi cattle, and our southern buffalo, which is relatively rare here." As he spoke, the young man motioned for everyone to look out the window at the rumbling herd.
"Teacher!"
One of the students raised his hand upright, and when he was allowed to do so, he pointed to the white plush behind the herd: "What is that?" It's not a cow, is it? ”
"Oh, it's not a cow, it's our zoo working dog, it's a Pyrenean mountain dog, commonly known as the Great White Bear, but it's not a careless run in, but it does the work of shepherding sheep and cattle, and it's our associate."
The young man whistled again, and he flipped up his backpack as he explained: "Everyone has seen that these cattle are very large, and in order to make them appear in the most primitive appearance, they do not wear nose rings, so it is a difficult problem for the breeders to control and drive them, but fortunately our colleagues are very competent." ”
As he spoke, as soon as he stretched out his hand, he took out a small snack from his backpack and threw it away, and the majestic white dog immediately jumped up, sensitively caught the snack, and chewed the small snack after a few rattles, and then it continued to look at the narrator with longing eyes.
The narrator's little brother and it quietly looked at each other, silently expressed refusal, the big white dog immediately lay down and hung his ears, and made a whimpering and aggrieved sound, that pitiful appearance made the nearby tourists also persuaded one after another, seeing this, the commentator brother could only throw a few more grains to it, but this time the rice bowl failed to take all the snacks, and a few grains were cut off by the buffalo on the side with an indifferent face.
"It really can't eat more, it's called a rice bowl, don't you understand how much it eats? Oh oh, don't worry about that, that's a little biscuit made with milk, and the cow eats less no problem. After calming the dogs, the keeper threw the grass on his back into the rack, took out the key and opened a partition, and motioned for everyone to take a closer look at the cattle that had come to graze.
"Cattle are generally docile, but they have their own ideas, although most of the time they can tolerate the drive of cattle dogs, but occasionally they will get angry and bully dogs, so for the safety of our colleagues, every time they are driven by dogs, we will put pasture, which is also to establish a good relationship of trust between cattle and dogs."
"Ouch," a few adults who came with the child came over to look at the cow grazing with their heads down, and sighed that the cow was so big, and chatted with Pu Luo: "Isn't the big white bear a search and rescue dog, and it can also herd cattle?" ”
"Actually, it's quite reluctant," Pu Luo unconsciously shook the small flag of the team leader in his hand, and complained: "It's just that our cattle dog is still learning, so we can only let it make a cameo first, but the rice tank is doing a good job." ”
Several tourists who participated in the explanation in a temporary group also chatted with each other: "Are there still cattle dogs?" I've only heard of sheepdogs, but I've never heard of cows. ”
Another tourist casually replied, "Yes, and you've definitely heard its name – Corgi knows it, don't you?" ”
"Corgi is a cattle dog?! How small is it, and can she herd cattle? ”
The exclamations of the tourists immediately made the tourist very eager to share: "It's good to be small, my hometown is a cow raiser, the cow is stubborn, and if you lose your temper, you will lose your temper, and no matter how big the dog is, you can't resist a kick from the cow, but the puppy is different, the puppy reacts quickly, the chassis is low, and the cow can't see them, so it's not easy to be kicked." However, my family has never used a corgi to herd cattle, but the principle is pretty much the same. ”
"Ah, the cows can't see the corgi, how are they herding cattle?" A woman who had a corgi at home listened with great interest.
The tourist touched his nose, and suddenly became the focus of his attention, and his face turned a little red with excitement, "The cattle dog drives the cattle by biting the hooves of the cows, and the cows are not easy to see under the soles of their feet, and when the hooves suddenly hurt, they will instinctively kick their legs and move, and after a few times they will follow the needs of the corgi." ”
"Oh~" Everyone at the scene sighed, hey, no, why is there a little too much?
One by one, his eyes fell on the commentator who also said "oh", and his expression was a little subtle.
The commentator brother still had a business smile, he shook the small flag in his hand, and greeted: "Corgi has its own way to drive, and our dogs in the zoo also have their own methods, and in another 15 minutes, the dogs will take action to drive the animals to exercise, everyone, please follow me to the best perspective to observe." ”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for everyone to react, and after lowering the partition, he motioned for everyone to move forward with him: "The place we are going to next is the best viewing area for our zoo self-assessment, but please pay attention, don't put your hands or mobile phones outside the iron fence, herbivores are used to using their incisors to chop food, although the bite force is not as good as that of carnivores, but it hurts very much in one bite, don't ask us how we know." ”
The silent story in his words made the tourists shrink, and all the thoughts in their heads were silently suppressed.
Pu Luo glanced at them, and saw that their expressions were a little wilted, so he said as if unconsciously, "Have you seen a fox?" If you haven't seen it, you can go over and take a look, at 16 o'clock, there will be a game of tortoise and rabbit racing, 5 yuan can choose a rabbit to participate, and if you win, you can feed the rabbit with the feed provided by the staff. ”
The children's eyes lit up at once, and they chattered about the rules of the tortoise-hare race, and were obviously very interested in the game.
Pu Luo also briefly talked to the other party, and by the way, he talked about the special gacha machine on the edge of the game area, which can turn out the zoo's limited pastries, commemorative badges, and of course, designated rabbits to feed.
"That's what I've heard of before, but isn't that feeding chickens?" A tourist who had done his homework weakly said, "Why are you a rabbit now?" ”
Pu Luo said sincerely: "Because the chickens don't like to hatch eggs in winter, we have to protect the number of chickens now and can't eat them anymore." ”
"But don't worry, the animals in our garden are also full of love for rabbit meat."
We believe this, we also believe that the animals in the zoo are also full of love for mutton, and the longing eyes of the wolves on the mountain are really warm!
I don't know how the sheep and sheep feel when they are watching, but the humans are already feeling creepy!
"These wolves, just looking at the sheep, is it okay? Will you see the psychological shadows? ”
Pu Luo looked up at the burning wolves, thought for a while, and said: "At first, both sides were a little stressed, but now that a month has passed, they have become accustomed to each other."