I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 386: People All Over the World Are Extremely Anxious!

"Ah, I was just wondering if it would fall off!"

"Hahaha, why do I feel like laughing!"

"No, don’t~"

In the end, Cloud chose to continue climbing the tree!

Sitting in the middle of the branches, with its cheeks hidden behind the trunk, it peeked out with one eye, quietly watching everything outside.

It looked so well-behaved and cute.

Although Cloud couldn’t see very clearly, it could hear many cheering voices from outside, with words like "panda" and "cute" drifting to its ears now and then, as well as visitors happily shouting "Cloud, Cloud" after finding out its name from the animal keeper.

Were there visitors coming to the zoo today?

If it were still in its initial state of anxiety when it first arrived, the cheers from so many visitors would definitely have made it even more nervous, scrambling to hide in panic.

But after some time getting used to Linhai Zoo and the Panda Base, Cloud was no longer so scared.

It experienced the changes brought by today’s visitors with a sense of novelty.

"What is Cloud doing? Cloud is enjoying the view..."

A familiar voice came from ahead, and upon hearing it, Tang Xiaoxin immediately became excited: "Eh, Brother Fang Ye!"

She excitedly tugged at her mom and dad to get closer.

As the zoo director, Fang Ye of course had to come over on the opening day to see how the pandas were doing and what the visitors’ reactions were like.

He was standing in front of the enclosure, engaging in educational talks with the visitors and answering their questions.

A visitor wondered, "Enjoying the view? But isn’t it said that pandas have poor eyesight?"

Hearing the question from the visitor, Fang Ye found it amusing and said with a smile, "Poor eyesight can still enjoy the view, right? To pandas, a blurry world is the normal world, and Cloud looking outside might be having a lot of fun.

Besides, pandas can distinguish colors. Apart from using their sense of smell to identify food, they can also use colors to differentiate whether bamboo is fresh or withered, ensuring the safety of their food."

At this point, a visitor couldn’t help but ask, "Director, speaking of which, why is it that among bear species, only pandas are unique in eating bamboo?"

Fang Ye spoke at length, "Bears are omnivores, and the ancestors of the giant panda actually ate meat. However, during the process of evolution, their taste gene mutated, and they lost the ability to appreciate the delicious flavor of meat; for them, eating meat and grass is no different.

With climate change and the shrinking of their habitat, food sources became scarce. Pandas didn’t choose to compete with other carnivores for prey but instead altered their diet to go vegetarian, which reduced competition pressure.

One reason for choosing bamboo as their main food is that bamboo is widely distributed and easy to access, and another reason is that, compared to other plants, bamboo contains a lot of starch, which helps the giant panda replenish energy.

Although pandas have switched to a vegetarian diet, their gastrointestinal system still retains carnivorous traits. Unlike herbivores that have a well-developed cecum, pandas have a very low digestion efficiency for bamboo, less than 20%.

To get enough energy, they need to spend 10-12 hours a day eating tens of kilograms of bamboo, so most of a panda’s day is spent eating and sleeping—sleep after eating and eat after sleeping. Sleeping a lot helps to reduce energy consumption, right? They have only about two to three hours of playtime."

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"Oh~"

"So that’s why. I saw a panda playing for a bit just now and then it went off to chew on bamboo."

A man said dejectedly, "I went to the capital city zoo several times before and all I saw was pandas sleeping every time!"

"Wow, so it’s really giving us face now?"

Fang Ye laughed and said, "So when you come to the zoo to see pandas, it’s right to come early! Pandas are more active in the early morning and before sunset, and they rest only late at night. Pandas won’t get up if the sun doesn’t rise, and they won’t sleep if the moon doesn’t set."

"Haha, that’s me exactly!"

"No wonder pandas have dark circles with such late nights!"

Seeing that Fang Ye had finished answering questions and was momentarily free, Tang Xiaoxin hurried over and greeted him excitedly, "Hi Brother Fang Ye! Me, and my mom and dad have come to see the pandas!"

She was already a regular, and Fang Ye greeted her with a smile, "Hello, it feels like it’s been a while since you last visited. Is it because of exams?"

Tang Xiaoxin pouted, "Yeah, it’s time for the final exams! If I don’t study hard and do poorly, I won’t be able to come here anymore."

She then laughed happily, "Hehe, now that the holidays are here, I can come and play often! I want to come here every day during the vacation!"

Fang Ye and Tang Xiaoxin’s parents also exchanged polite greetings! Stay tuned to novelbuddy

Father Tang asked, "Director Fang, this exhibit is designed with the Tai Chi pattern, right? Why is it designed this way?"

Being a man of science and engineering, he loved to explore and think!

He always felt that the design wasn’t just about adding a traditional symbol, or because the panda is black and white, so they used a Tai Chi diagram; it couldn’t be that simple.

Mother Tang had been curious since a while ago, "Right, why do you keep the pandas separated? I thought pandas always play together?"

This question was very interesting!

Other visitors were also drawn in, wanting to hear his explanation.

Fang Ye explained with a smile, "They play together during their juvenile period, like the pandas at the Panda Base, where they are brought together to drink milk from basins, chasing after animal keepers and hugging their legs, pushing each other - very cute, right? That’s also the impression most ordinary people have.

In fact, pandas are solitary animals; they develop territorial instincts after the age of 3."

Furthermore, giant pandas have a very strong territorial instinct and mark their territory with scent. During non-breeding seasons, if they find other giant pandas in their territory, they will fight fiercely.

Our two pandas, Cloud and Zhuangzhuang, are both 4 years old, so their exhibit is split in half, one panda per side, and the Yin-Yang Tai Chi design also symbolizes harmony!"

A visitor lamented, "Ah, it’s such a shame we can’t see pandas playing and frolicking."

Fang Ye smiled and said, "For pandas, living together doesn’t really help their survival; it only increases food competition. They actually enjoy living alone, unlike some people who claim to celebrate being single but actually envy those with girlfriends."

An otaku clutched his chest, feigning agony, "Ah, it feels like I’ve been stabbed in the heart!"

"So how do pandas reproduce?"

"Panda cubs are so cute!"

"I want to see them drinking milk from basins!"

From playing together to having babies and drinking milk from basins, the visitors’ thoughts made such a leap at this moment.

In fact, the entire world was deeply concerned about the problem of pandas reproducing.

The United Kingdom, having leased "Tiantian" and "Sunshine," went to great lengths to get them to reproduce, with every little sign making the news.

It seemed like Tiantian was pregnant! Tiantian could give birth at any moment!

The British were thrilled, but then the report came that Tiantian was not actually pregnant!

Pseudo-pregnancies in pandas are very common, and their state is almost indistinguishable from real pregnancies, which can be quite deceiving.

A year later, it looked like Tiantian was truly pregnant! But she wasn’t. It really wasn’t going to happen.

Another two years passed, and Tiantian was pregnant! She was going to give birth! No, it was not going to happen.

The emotions of the British people fluctuated wildly like a roller coaster ride, and they were practically played to the end of their wits.

Seeing the visitors’ imaginative thoughts, Fang Ye coughed twice, mercilessly shattering reality, "Male pandas reach sexual maturity at about 6 years old, Zhuangzhuang is only 4, so think about their offspring in another two years."

"Ah~"

The visitors let out a chorus of disappointment.