I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 662 - 661: Brother, are you charging for Q coins?

After watching the whale-headed stork at Waterfowl Lake, Amamiya Kokoro asked, "Where shall we go next?"

Liu Wei replied, "The area ahead is Flamingo Lake! And if you turn downwards, there's Lion Plaza. Oh right, speaking of which, their lion exhibit is pretty interesting. It reproduces the scene of Pride Rock from 'The Lion King.' Sometimes you can even see lions catching the breeze on top of Pride Rock."

Amamiya Kokoro exclaimed in amazement, "Wow! Every exhibit here sounds so wonderful!"

Just hearing this description was enough to stir desire in one's heart.

The panda exhibit resembled the harmonious Yin-Yang Tai Chi Diagram, while the ring-tailed lemur island carried an African ambiance with its tall African baobab trees.

It was like a rich vein of ore; one strike with a pickaxe and you could find a gem, bringing immense surprise and delight.

Liu Wei suggested, "We could go see the lions, take a stroll around Predator Gallery! After we're done, it should be about noon, then we can go for lunch."

"That sounds great!"

However, when they reached the crossroad, they found a signpost with a penguin figure carved into it!

Amamiya Kokoro suddenly couldn't move, "Wow, there are penguins too! Let's go see the penguins."

She really liked penguins. Compared to fierce animals, she preferred those that were cutely adorable.

Liu Wei scratched his head, surprised, "I haven't been here over the holidays, and there are so many new things!"

But then he thought about Xinghe University, which also saw several new teaching buildings and dormitories over a holiday period, with several departments moving in, making for equally significant changes.

Was it because he didn't frequently visit the zoo that he hadn't noticed such changes?

In fact, Xinghe University's teaching buildings had been under construction and were almost completed by the end of last semester, while the exhibits at Linhai Zoo were built from scratch during the holidays, the pace incomparable to the former.

The system construction team had always been efficient.

As they approached the penguin exhibit from a distance, they heard a strange sound.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah~~~~~"

"Ah, ah, ah~~"

The sound was loud and drawn out, lingering in the air.

If one closed their eyes, they might think they were not in a zoo but had come to a bustling country market where a bunch of donkeys were braying loudly non-stop!

Liu Wei wondered what was going on.

The penguin exhibit was built on sloping terrain!

It was like a bamboo tube cut at an angle; from above, one's line of sight was parallel to the penguins, enabling a view of their activities on land.

Walking down the slope, there was a glass curtain wall below where one could see the penguins swimming underwater.

Around the edge of the pool, flat stones of various heights were arranged, some with ice blocks on them and water mist spraying in the background, creating a faint rainbow under the Sunshine.

The black and white penguins were either swimming in the water or standing on the platforms, loudly emitting their strange donkey-like calls.

Looking at them, it felt like the village committee had announced a meeting, and a bunch of villagers had gathered at the village entrance, sitting on benches, having a lively chat.

Two penguins faced each other, one stretching its neck and squawking non-stop, as if ranting.

The stance seemed to say, ah, your sheep wandered into my field and ate my vegetables, how are you going to settle this?

The other penguin retracted its head, looking guilty and defensive!

Behind them, a penguin stood on a stone darkened by the mist, wobbling to and fro.

With a little hop on both feet, it tried to step down a tier, but ended up tumbling down in a roll.

It landed on the lower steps, right between the two arguing penguins, startling them both.

The stumbling penguin awkwardly propped itself up with its flippers and stood, then waddled forward with an unsteady gait.

"I'm just an ordinary penguin passing by! Don't mind me, carry on!"

He walked to the edge of the stone steps, craning his neck to look around.

After this fiasco, the cursing penguin lost interest and waddled away, blending back with the other penguins.

There were also penguins leaning against ice blocks, tilting their bodies under the mist, wings grooming their feathers, seemingly enjoying themselves comfortably.

The tourists watched the penguins with great enthusiasm.

"Wow, how cute!"

"Brother, are you topping up your Q coins?"

"Tencent shareholders meeting!"

Liu Wei exclaimed in surprise, "The penguins really are squawking! How strange."

Amamiya Kokoro revealed a delighted expression, "Kawaii! Look at the little one, waddling along!"

Some tourists curiously asked the animal keeper, "Why aren't these penguins in an air-conditioned room? Aren't they afraid of the heat?"

Liu Wei, hearing this question, had the same doubts!

Yeah, aren't penguins supposed to live in icy, snowy conditions?

The donkey-like braying of the penguins had such a strong impact on him that he didn't immediately realize something was off with the environment.

The animal keeper with a headset smiled and answered, "Why aren't the penguins in an air-conditioned room?

In many people's minds, penguins seem to only live in the icy, snowy landscapes of Antarctica.

In reality, penguins can be found over a wide area. Of the 17 species in existence today, only five live in the Antarctic Circle. The rest have been found living along the coasts of South America, Southern Africa, Southern Australia, and New Zealand!"

The penguins we have here are African penguins; they are the only species of penguin that lives in Africa!

They can tolerate quite high temperatures. They can be active at 28 degrees, even 30 degrees. They fear the cold more than the heat. In winter, when it's colder, we have to heat their area to keep them warm."

"Is that so!"

Liu Wei was hearing about this for the first time and was a bit stunned.

Why would he have such an impression? It might be because the zoos he had been to in the past created icy, snowy environments for all the penguins he had seen.

They had white-painted concrete fake hills, and the concrete ground was also made to look cold and icy, as if it were large blocks of ice.

In reality, even in Antarctica, not all the ground is covered in ice blocks; there are beaches and pebbles, too.

This not only makes the penguins uncomfortable but also misleads the tourists, forming a wrong impression.

The animal keeper continued to explain, "Why are they called African penguins? Look, their beaks are black with a ring of gray or white, hence the 'banded' in their name. The 'penguin' part is because there is a big ring-shaped black band on their chests that stretches down to the lower stomach, with some small spots on their belly. These are the characteristics of African penguins.

Speaking of which, the black-and-white coloring of penguins is an exquisite form of camouflage!

When they're in the water, predators looking up from beneath see white, while those looking down from above see black."

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Liu Wei asked curiously, "Why do their calls sound so much like donkey brays?"

"Ah, ah, ahhh~~~~"

As he spoke, another penguin that had rested enough straightened its neck and belted out a loud cry.

While calling, it contracted its chest and abdomen, its voice resonant and powerful, as if proclaiming something.

The tourists nearby laughed non-stop!

The animal keeper laughed and said, "The donkey bray description is quite accurate. One of the nicknames for the African Penguin is the donkey penguin!"