I have a wildlife zoo

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Hearing this, Tang Xiaoxin felt somewhat perplexed and conflicted. She quietly asked Qian Keke, "Keke, do you think animal keepers should intervene or not?"

Qian Keke, who liked to answer questions based on intuition rather than thought, replied without much consideration, "I think it's better not to interfere, otherwise, aren't we treating them like human pets? We could manipulate them however we want."

Tang Xiaoxin sighed softly, "I also think it's better not to interfere, but when I think about the lively and mischievous macaques possibly dying in the struggle for the title of Monkey King, I can't bear it."

Lü Jiamu, seeing the visitors' complex expressions, explained, "Although we should respect animals' habits and social rules, that doesn't mean we let them fight and compete like they would in the wild. Here in the zoo, we have medical care, which definitely reduces the mortality rate significantly.

Moreover, we use various enrichments, including some training and measures to take care of weaker individuals, to make their populations more harmonious.

For instance, when feeding the macaques fruit, our keepers first throw fruit to the Monkey King. When he is busy eating, we then throw fruit to the other monkeys. If we did it the other way around, it would definitely provoke the leader's aggressive behavior and disrupt the harmony of the troop.

We throw extra food to old and frail individuals because these weaker monkeys might not be able to compete with the others, and they need our extra care."

The visitors were touched upon hearing the details of feeding fruit to the macaques, "Wow, that's really nice!"

"Caring for animals as a keeper is not that simple, huh? I thought it was just feeding them and cleaning their enclosures!"

"I saw a recruitment notice on Linhai Zoo's public account before. Besides understanding the animals' habits, they even highlighted 'carefulness and love' in red!"

Lü Jiamu stated earnestly, "The zoo respects and cares for animals, and it's not just about the individuals, but also about the species, their natural needs, and respecting those needs.

The ultimate mission of the zoo is species conservation, which involves protecting not only the genes of the species but also their natural behaviors. We want the animals to interact and communicate socially just like in the wild, to master survival skills, preparing them for their future return to nature."

In fact, he too had previously cared for animals based on experience and intuition!

Now, under the influence of Fang Ye, he had slowly come to understand the meaning of his job as an animal keeper.

Nowadays, many zoos refer to animal keepers as conservationists—zookeepers who nurture and care for the animals.

This term is somewhat more fitting than 'animal keeper,' which implies merely feeding them. Still, the name doesn't matter as much as the work involved.

Originally, Lü Jiamu and his family and friends joked that he was a monkey leader, a poop scooper, but now when he talks to his little daughter about what an animal keeper does, he tells her that he is engaged in a very meaningful job. The image of him in his daughter's eyes became increasingly grand.

When Tang Xiaoxin saw the monkeys fighting in the exhibit again, she felt much more at peace and relaxed!

While touring the monkey exhibit, she saw several prominent signboards connected with warnings against feeding.

It included pictures of the regular food for the macaques and detailed explanations about why not to feed them.

One large basket contained spotless cauliflower, vividly green lettuce, bright red tomatoes, purplish-black eggplants; another was filled with various fruits—yellow bananas, glossy oranges, red dragon fruits, apples...

The plethora of different types and vivid colors of fruits and vegetables together had a strong visual impact.

Moreover, they looked extremely fresh, with no bruises or marks, seemingly better than what is sold in regular supermarkets.

Below it was written: The macaques' regular diet includes fruit, vegetables, grains, and steamed cornbread—fresh, tasty, and nutritionally balanced.

As visitors passed by, they couldn't help stopping to sincerely exclaim, "These monkeys eat really well!"

"Wuu wuu, I can't bear to buy such good fruit for myself..."

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"They eat healthier than me, I'm still ordering takeout every day."

Another middle-aged man, supporting an old lady with silvery white hair, pointed at the exhibit signage and said in frustration, "Mom, I told you they don't allow feeding here, yet you still insisted on bringing a bag full of steamed buns and carrots. You didn't even want to throw them in the feeding disposal bin at the entrance. Read the latest on empire

Look at how well these monkeys are eating, do you think they fancy your buns?"

The old lady stared at the signage, looking utterly bewildered: "..."

"This Linhai Zoo is a real modern zoo, not like the zoos from your time. I'll bring you here more often..."

Although feeding was a common occurrence throughout the zoo, the macaque area was the worst hit!

That's why there wasn't just one signage, but more following at intervals. If you couldn't see one, you were supposed to keep looking until you found the next.

Qian Keke pouted, "I hate those people who feed the animals the most. Last time I came, I saw someone throwing pork jerky to the gray wolves, it really made me so mad."

Tang Xiaoxin nodded in agreement, "Those kinds of people should be made to stay here and clean as a punishment."

Qian Keke smirked, "Hehe, what's the point of just cleaning? It would be best if they had to eat the food they picked up."

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After entering the wolf exhibit through the cave entrance and passing through the tunnel, you arrive at the waterfall viewing point.

At this active section of the wolf pack, after enjoying their playful frolicking, you can continue to go around and visit the rear lookout tower and the hidden observation point of the wolf's den, or you can go straight ahead to visit other exhibits.

Previously, this spot only led to the tiger exhibit, but now there's a bear exhibit as well.

Wolves, bears, tigers, lions - visiting these in succession forms a seamless route, with no need to turn back.

The two Lolitas, of course, chose to go to the bear exhibit!

The bear exhibit, too, featured a mountainous terrain with high and low relief and several meter-high hillocks within the exhibit area.

Here, the Asian black bears were on display. Since black bears are forest-dwelling creatures who enjoy climbing, the exhibit area was furnished with an abundance of shrubs and trees, as well as various perches.

The lush trees, thriving wild grass and shrubs, as well as the light green grass and some fallen leaves on the ground, made the environment look very verdant and dimmed the light significantly, creating a dense, forest-like ambiance.

There were three viewing points: one was a glass curtain wall facing a shallow pool, another viewing point was in front of a fallen tree that formed a perch where you could watch the black bears climb up and down, and there was another separated by a moat with a grassy area where the bears could freely choose to play.

Before even reaching the viewing point, Qian Keke excitedly tugged at Tang Xiaoxin's sleeve, "Eh, look, giant pandas!"

"Where are there any giant pandas?" Tang Xiaoxin was a bit confused, but upon closer inspection, there indeed was a black and white giant panda on its four legs painted on the wall!

It wasn't just the giant panda; the silhouette of a polar bear was also part of it, and though it was a good distance away, its striking white fur was very eye-catching.

It seemed to be a display wall arranged according to the size of the bear family, and many visitors stopped to take photos or even pose for pictures with it.

The two stepped closer out of curiosity, beginning to look in sequence.

The first was the smallest in size, just over a meter long, with pitch-black fur, round head, round ears, and squinty eyes, resembling a plushie bear.

Beside it was a simple tag: Sun bear, the smallest existing bear species.