I have a wildlife zoo

Sitting on the bus, Wang Haoran patted his gay good buddy, "Yang Sibo, what did you bring?"

Yang Sibo opened his backpack and displayed, "I brought drinks, as well as jelly and bread! What about you?"

Wang Haoran said, "I didn't bring anything! Anyway, we can buy food there."

Everyone quickly got excited and started discussing animals, "My favorite animal is the red panda. Did you know it always climbs trees head downwards?"

"Last time I went to see the red pandas, I saw a crow pecking at its tail. Crows are really bad!"

"There are lots of beautiful parrots in the bird exhibit that can mimic human speech. Last time, one of them pooped on my head..."

"I want to see the lions! The lion's mane looks especially nice..."
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The children excitedly chatted away!

However, as the bus traveled on, yawns gradually came, and some began to feel sleepy, as it was an hour's journey after all.

Groggily leaning against the seatback, they fell asleep.

When they were nearly at the zoo, the teacher woke everyone up, "Let's all wake up! We're almost there!

Let me emphasize again, once we're at the zoo, don't run around. Follow the group, and if you need to go to the bathroom or anything, remember to tell a teacher..."

After giving these instructions, the bus stopped outside the zoo, and the children hopped off one by one.

Fang Ye was already waiting at the entrance!

After shaking hands with the teachers, he greeted with a smile, "Hello, teachers! Welcome to Linhai Zoo for your visit."

"Director Fang, hello! Thank you for your trouble."

After exchanging pleasantries, Fang Ye introduced the visit route. With 400 students and 8 classes, they certainly had to be split into several groups. The red panda exhibit could accommodate about 50 students, which is roughly one class, while places like the bird exhibit could fit a few hundred people at a time.

One group started their visit with the red panda exhibit, while the remaining classes first went to the bird exhibit. After coming out, they split up to go to different sections.

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Arriving at the bird exhibit, quite a few children and teachers were stupefied.

Lush green and thriving trees surrounded them, and delightful birdsong came from various directions. Birds flew overhead from time to time, and some perched curiously on branches, watching them.

Having spent some time in the bird exhibit and gotten used to the environment, the birds, who saw visitors daily, were no longer so timid.

Moreover, the trees provided excellent hiding places. If they felt threatened, they could easily disappear into the leaves, out of sight.

"Little bird! Little bird!"

It wasn't just the children calling out; most visitors didn't recognize the birds, so they simply called out for the little birds.

Even though hundreds of children entered all at once, the noise was absorbed by the trees and the water in the bird exhibit, which had a natural sound-dampening effect. There was no need for the teachers to maintain order as everyone's voices naturally quieted down.

With quieter voices, the pleasant chirping of birds and the gentle flow of water became even clearer!

In such an environment, one could feel completely relaxed and comfortable.

"So beautiful!" The class teacher, Teacher Zhang, gazed at the vibrant scene in the bird exhibit and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

He had seen posts about Linhai Zoo on social media before, but he wasn't that interested in zoos, preferring to read in his spare time. He wasn't married and didn't have kids, so he never came to visit.

Arriving at the zoo, the atmosphere truly feels wonderful! No wonder everyone speaks so highly of it.

The children admiring the various birds were so captivated that the group gradually started to spread out and elongate.

Wang Haoran saw a bird perched on the trunk of a tree nearby, its cheeks black, neck and wings blue, and breast and belly orange. The bird was tilting its head to size them up. Feeling the gaze upon it, it began to cry out, "Ga, zhee-ah-ah-ah~"

The voice was high-pitched, somewhat reminiscent of a heavy table being dragged across a tiled floor, causing a scraping sound.

Turning its head, "Chatter, tweet-tweet-tweet~"

"Hey, hey!" Wang Haoran patted Yang Sibo, excitedly exclaiming, "Look, that bird is so beautiful!"

The iridescent indigo feathers around its neck shaded gradually into a sky blue on its wings, giving off a metallic sheen and looking very silky and smooth. Under the sunshine, it shone brightly, and the chest and belly's orange was also dazzling, as if covered with a layer of gold.

Yang Sibo observed closely, "It is very beautiful!"

Zheng Yan, the class study monitor, took out a notebook from her backpack and, with a pen in hand, she propped the notebook on the railing and began to draw earnestly!

She was recording the bird's external colors.

Wang Haoran glanced at her, admiringly saying, "Wow, you really live up to the title of study monitor, always learning wherever you go."

Zheng Yan kindly offered, "Do you want to make a record, too? I can give you some paper and a pen. The sign at the entrance of the exhibit asked if we recognized ten kinds of birds, and I want to know a few more by the time I leave."

"No, thanks." Wang Haoran hastily waved his hand.

"Wow, the peafowl is displaying its tail feathers!"

"So beautiful!"

At that moment, they faintly heard exclamations ahead, and the two rushed over quickly.

They saw a peafowl displaying its magnificent tail plumes, standing tall and proud as it faced the children, turning its head left and right, appearing very self-satisfied.

It strutted around slowly, and soon after, it closed its tail feathers together, spread its wide wings, and took flight with strong flaps!

"Wow!"

The children stepped back in awe and slight fear, as the peafowl was quite large and seemed even more expansive with its wings unfolded.

The flapping wings with their long, emerald tail feathers swayed beautifully like a fairy's gossamer skirt trailing behind, fluttering with its dance in the air.

The peafowl soared to a perch, looking calmly into the distance, while the children gaped at it with mouths open, craning their necks at the railing, completely transfixed.

"Peafowl can actually fly?"

"I've seen peafowl several times, but this is the first time I've seen one fly!"

For the children, the most important thing was to get close to, appreciate, and care for animals, experience them through all the senses, get familiar with their appearance and characteristics, and listen to their sounds. After falling in love with the animals, they would learn and care about wildlife.

Actually, at this age, they could already be doing more interesting activities, such as enhancing the animals' environment or building bird nesting boxes, with the materials provided by the zoo.

However, children are not very familiar with animals yet, especially since Linhai Zoo has only been open for a few months, and there hasn't been much opportunity to get clos to animals before.

On the food rack outside the fence ahead, there was a small yellow pumpkin with several holes carved into it. A few green parakeets with red tails were chattering around the pumpkin.

Some poked their heads into the pumpkin holes, and when they emerged, they had something in their beaks. Another bird took a peck at it, and one landed on the pumpkin, which started to wobble, prompting the parakeets to fly down again.

The children watched curiously from around, and Wang Haoran asked the animal keeper, "Brother, do parakeets eat pumpkin?"