Chapter 430 The Happy Little Wolf Cub
Linhai Zoo was already doing quite well!
There were various measures to prevent feeding, starting with the Box for Dumping Animal-feeding Food at the entrance of the zoo. As visitors who intended to feed the animals came in, they would feel as if a voice in their heads was shouting, "Throw it away, throw it away, you must throw it away."
In a daze, they would toss the food they brought into it!
However, the disposal box wasn't omnipotent; once it was filled by the visitors, it lost the power to speak out.
There were also those who hadn't planned to feed the animals but were tempted on a whim upon seeing them.
Or there were those with unwavering determination to feed the animals, not even Jesus could stop them — I mean it!
In such cases, the disposal box was helpless.
Inside the exhibit areas, there were various signs forbidding feeding, as well as information boards explaining why it's not allowed.
But the visitors to the zoo were all there for entertainment; nobody goes to a zoo for education.
Generally, it's the young parents with children, young couples, and students who take an interest in proactively reading the educational panels, while many adults and elderly show no interest at all.
Live and learn... what bullshit, how does it affect their lives, can it earn them more money? As long as they're having fun and are happy, that's all that matters.
So, just having signboards isn't enough, animal keepers and volunteers also need to continuously explain and dissuade.
Last time, an old lady went to the tiger exhibit to see the tigers and even lectured Meng Shi for a long time, persuading him to feed the tigers a vegetarian diet and give them vegetables, claiming it was healthy.
Meng Shi, at a loss for words from her persistence, gave the old lady a live demonstration by tossing an apple into the exhibit.
Jiaojiao ran over to smell it but showed no interest at all, giving Meng Shi a confused look, as if wondering why he would throw something inedible at her.
The old lady insisted that Jiaojiao wasn't hungry yet, saying she would eat it when she got hungry...
The number of visitors to the zoo varied greatly; indeed, all sorts of people would come.
There was a typical old man who, when dissuaded, would pretend to be deaf and not hear; if you tried to persuade him further, he would even start cursing at you.
Even if he knew it was wrong, he wouldn't admit it, feeling that it would make him lose face.
I'm so old, why can't you just let me be?
Such people were not indulged at Linhai Zoo!
The security would come over politely and ask them to leave, adding them to the blacklist to ensure they would never return.
Generally, upon seeing security, such people would curse and leave, but there were those who would persist in creating a fuss; that's when Meng Shi would be sent over to reason with them.
Seeing a burly figure with arms thicker than thighs standing in front of them, arms crossed and giving them a cold look, their aggressive stance would deflate by ninety percent.
So far, there hadn't been anyone who had resorted to lying on the ground and throwing a tantrum, but even if such a person did appear, there was no need to worry. Since the pandas had arrived, a security booth was added at the zoo's entrance, with police stationed there, ready to respond at a moment's notice.
The Intelligent Monitoring System also played a significant role in this process, detecting unusual behavior at any time, with the monitor shouting instructions through a loudspeaker.
In such an environment, many visitors gradually learned to restrain their own behavior.
In fact, most people have limited knowledge about zoos, so relying on them to spontaneously learn from the signs inside the zoo or to learn after being admonished isn't efficient. Instead, it's vital to cultivate awareness in children from a young age, so they understand the dangers of feeding.
As the overall quality of the people rises, the atmosphere will continue to improve over the next two to three decades.
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Wolf Exhibit!
Liu Wei and his classmates entered through the cave entrance of the wolf exhibit, expressing wonder as they walked along.
The wolf exhibit's primitive rock walls, murals, the ancient inscriptions that they couldn't recognize, and the torches inserted into the depth of the caverns, all gave them a feeling of being reborn as primitive beings!
This kind of exhibit design also featured a bit of storyline mode, something they hadn't experienced during their previous visits.
Walking through, they always encountered something fresh and new.
The landscape design inside the exhibit is also amazing, featuring various forest, grassland, stream, and waterfall sceneries.
Liu Wei couldn't help exclaiming, "This zoo is really something, even the environment for such common animals as wolves is so good."
Gao Kaijin suddenly pointed in one direction, his face full of surprise, "Bro, holy shit! Look, there's a wolf!"
Liu Wei didn't catch sight of it at first glance and looked in the direction of the pointing finger, only to notice something seemed to move.
Upon a closer look, he realized that the gray color of the wolf's body blended seamlessly with the gray-yellow of the rocks.
He couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Shocked! It's really well hidden!"
"This is natural camouflage."
At a viewing point ahead, a crowd of people surrounded the area, occasionally letting out gasps of astonishment.
A child's crisp voice rang out, "Mommy, look at the puppy!"
"That's not a puppy, it's a wolf cub!"
"It's a puppy!"
Wolf cub?
Liu Wei and the others, upon hearing this, immediately went over to take a look.
They saw a gray wolf lying curled up quietly on the grass, with several chubby wolf cubs wandering around it.
The gray wolf looked at the wolf cubs from time to time, and the cubs often ran over to its side to playfully interact.
There was also a burly black wolf standing nearby, looking vigorous and alert, as if on guard.
Another gray wolf occasionally came running over, peeking curiously in their direction!
Yang Yue exclaimed with delight, "Wow, are these the wolf cubs? They're so cute!"
When wolf cubs are first born, they are completely black. Now, at three to four weeks old, one still has a relatively deep black color, while the remaining three have lightened significantly. It's like ink diluted with lots of water had been brushed over white paper, producing a grayish color mixed with black.
Their ears short and round, they didn't look like wolves at all.
Liu Wei said, "They really do look like puppies! If someone brought wolf cubs and puppy cubs to my side, I definitely wouldn't be able to tell them apart."
Wu Jiancong said, "I've heard about people who took wolf cubs home thinking they were puppies, but as they grew, they turned into wolves."
Today was the first time Mizzle had taken her children out!
Although the birthing room also had windows and sunlight came in, the outside environment was certainly better. Read latest chapters at My Virtual Library Empire
The doors from the birthing room to the outdoor exhibit area had been opened in advance. As soon as the door was open, Charcoal couldn't wait to run out and frolic, meeting up with his pack mates.
To see if any of them dared to challenge him, and to remind them of the prestige of the wolf king if necessary.
At night, he would return to the birthing room to sleep with Mizzle and the cubs.
Mizzle had been very cautious and hadn't gone out, staying at the doorway, waiting until these past few days when the wolf cubs had become more active and were ready for more activities, before she led them outside to get some fresh air.
The wolf cubs followed Mizzle from the passageway into the outside world, looking around with curiosity and novelty, yet also with a touch of nervousness and fear!
At first, they stuck closely to Mizzle, but slowly as they grew bolder, they began to explore a bit further away.
When it's said further away, it's actually just within a ten-meter radius.
They sauntered on the tender green lawn, curiously digging at the grass blades, sniffing the scents around them.
Feeling the breeze caress them, they saw the grass blades sway and instinctively took a bite.@@novelbin@@
Their little tails perked up, excitedly shaking, and they seemed quite happy!
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