I have a wildlife zoo

"Keke!"

"Xiaoxin~"

The two little girls had just met at the bus station and started chirping excitedly, discussing the day's visit itinerary.

"It's been so long since I've seen the red pandas, I miss them so much!"

"Last week was too busy, I couldn't even go to the reptiles and amphibians exhibit opening. Should we check it out first today?"

"Forget it, let's save the reptiles and amphibians exhibit for the afternoon. In the morning, we can check out the newly opened bear exhibit and macaque exhibit!"

"Eh, Keke, are you afraid of snakes?"

"Um... to tell the truth, I am a bit scared! I think it has to do with being frightened by caterpillars by the boys before..."

After boarding the bus, Tang Xiaoxin prepared to take a seat as usual but quickly became puzzled and started looking around.

Together with Qian Keke, they found a pair of empty seats in the back row and sat down quietly, whispering, "Eh, have you noticed? There are so many more people on this bus now."

The Route 35 bus used to be less popular!

Most passengers were old men and women going to the farmers' market or riding just a few stops.

Now it seemed that all sorts of people were there, including several pairs of parents with their children. By the time they boarded, the bus was already more than half full.

Qian Keke glanced around and realized, "Are they all going to the zoo?"

Indeed, she heard a nearby child pleading with their parent, "Daddy, will you buy me a lion plushie today, please?"

The parent rejected, "Don't you already have one? You want more?"

The child spread their arms in the air, earnestly explaining, "I saw a big lion last time! It was even bigger than me!"

The parent wasn't unaware; they had seen the toy at the zoo's souvenir shop last time they visited, the newly released one-meter-long plushie, but it was 1,000 yuan.

A medium or small one for the kids was alright, but a price that steep still hurt the wallet a bit.

So they feigned ignorance and changed the subject, "Right, aren't the long manes of the lions handsome? Do you know why they have such long manes?"

The child's eyes whirled and they cleverly responded, "It's just like the wool pants and sweater mom puts on me, I put them on when it's cold, and take them off when it's hot."

"That's not right~"

Qian Keke couldn't help but giggle when she heard this, and a smile spread across Tang Xiaoxin's face as well. She felt genuinely happy for Linhai Zoo's development, "The zoo is getting more and more popular now!"

...

Arriving at the zoo!

The two first went to visit the red pandas.

Normally, the red pandas get along quite harmoniously, and the fight between Shuaishuai and Chestnut was an isolated incident.

Behind the glass wall, a red panda lay resting on a perch, staring out with its ears erect. The teardrop-shaped white spots above its eyebrows made it look adorable, and it stuck out its delicate pink tongue at them.

"Wow!" the tourists exclaimed in delight.

Qian Keke couldn't help saying, "The red pandas are just too cute; it's like all their skill points went into adorableness. I now sleep with a red panda plushie every night!"

Tang Xiaoxin nodded again and again in agreement, "Yeah, yeah, every time I see them, it feels so healing! Sometimes I hug my Little Blackie at home and imagine it's a red panda, except its tail isn't as thick."

After appreciating the red pandas' cuteness for a while and knowing they were comfortable and still looking healthy and adorable, they left contentedly, as there were other exhibits to see today.

Primate Paradise, macaque exhibition area!

It was another island-like layout, with the overall area roughly divided into a flat region built with perches, a spacious circular body of water with a semicircle surrounding it, and a section of forest with rising hills!

The ground was uneven, covered with a layer of lush green grass, and part of the water extended into the island, giving the impression of a pearl embedded headband, only this pearl was bigger.

Visitors could observe the macaques up close from the indoor exhibition area on the left, or head to the outdoor area on the right, watching the macaques frolic from a distance behind a glass wall and across a wide expanse of water. Experience tales at empire

The ring-tailed lemurs weren't good swimmers, so there was a net under the wooden bridge connecting the indoor and outdoor areas to prevent any from accidentally falling into the water and drowning. The macaques were good swimmers, hence an additional glass wall beyond the water to prevent them from escaping.

After introducing a new troop, the number of macaques in the entire area had reached over a hundred.

Some macaques squatted on stones with the swagger of an overlord, one paw covering their groin and the other propped against their knee, looking around observing the situation; some ran wildly on the ground, chasing other monkeys; three monkeys were fighting on a wide tree perch, each trying to push the others off; some were grooming each other; and some swung from ropes from the tree area to the perching area.

With faces ranging from tranquil to ferocious, different family relationships and small groups, behaviors filled with friendliness or hostility, heads bustling and undercurrents surging, the "squeak, squeak" noises were non-stop, creating a scene buzzing with excitement.

"Wow~"

Tang Xiaoxin and Qian Keke, looking over the water, were somewhat dazzled by the sight of so many monkeys creating such a noisy scene that for a moment they didn't know where to look.

"Xiaoxin, look at that monkey!"

Qian Keke suddenly exclaimed in excitement, pointing toward the rope ladder in the perch area.

In the perch area, there were lots of fun things, connected rope ladders, long balance beams, and hanging tires, forming a very complex three-dimensional network.

Tang Xiaoxin followed her direction and saw a macaque with exceptionally agile movements, constantly changing positions, sometimes stepping on the ropes, sometimes swinging by its arms from below, now up, now down, sometimes flipping over, and sometimes leaping across to a perch farther away.

Swinging on the perch and rope bridges like an acrobat, darting through the crowd of monkeys, attracting the attention of many, waving its arms provocatively at other monkeys, shouting and hollering, and for a moment, nearby monkeys were squealing in alarm and scampering around.

Clearly, this strong and nimble macaque intended to compete for the title of Monkey King!

Watching monkeys move like martial arts masters, leaping from perches to stones, running across walls, and running freely, the visitors were deeply captivated by the spectacle before them.

An older gentleman with his hands clasped behind his back widened his eyes in amazement and exclaimed, "Holy crap! They can jump so high!"

A little boy, caught up in the lively atmosphere of the monkeys, shouted, "I am the Monkey King!"

He ran quickly along the corridor for a couple of steps and then did a somersault, releasing his excitement.

The strong macaque then jumped onto a tree and grabbed the branches, shaking them vigorously.

The branch swayed greatly under its movement, with green leaves shaking along, and leaves continuously falling off.

And it screeched boisterously, shaking the branches even harder, as if to break them off.