Over a dozen days whisked by!
The zoo's affairs were progressing in an orderly fashion, with each exhibit's construction in full swing.
While the exhibits were being built, various service facilities, such as parking lots, cold drink stands, and restaurants, weren't neglected either.
The number of visitors was also gradually increasing. On weekdays, there were three to four hundred people each day, and on weekends, the number could peak at two thousand.
The wolves, red pandas, and raccoons, so of the earliest arrivals, had finished their quarantine period and could move to their exhibits.
The 6 wolves from Boulders had already settled into the back of the wolf exhibit, sharing an enclosure separated by a tal sh with Charcoal and Mizzle for two days.
Thanks to the groundwork laid by previous scent exchanges, the results seed promising. Neither side showed particular fear or a strong desire to attack, and the disparity in physique and strength dampened any competitive spirit among the younger wolves.
Even one of the female wolves, upon eting the rather "fierce-looking" Charcoal, wagged her tail, her eyes brimming with admiration. Big brother, I really like you, can I be your little female wolf?
In the eyes of his familiar animal keeper, Charcoal was a silly wolf, but maybe he appeared quite charming to other wolves?
Charcoal, quite proud of the little female wolf's favor, even tried to get closer and lick her through the tal sh, but then...
Then he was trampled to the ground and severely beaten by the ferocious Mizzle, right in front of all the other wolves. "You TMD, still trying to seduce other female wolves? Acting as if I don't exist, huh?"
Charcoal lay on the ground, belly up, making short, desperate whining sounds and begging for rcy.
Honey, I was wrong! I won't be unfaithful ever again!
The new wolves watched, tucking their tails between their legs, now understanding that among the two, it was Mizzle who called the shots. The little female wolf was startled, realizing the prize grass already had a claimant, and quickly skittered to one side, not daring to make a sound.
Although Charcoal was more robust in build, being the boss wasn't solely about physique; personality and intelligence were more crucial than size.
Having observed a few tis, Fang Ye felt the timing for integration was ripe!
But he was still a little concerned and planned to stay close by to observe himself, ready to use Deterrence to separate the wolf pack if necessary, to ensure absolute safety.
At 6 a.m., he called over Lan Li and casually started a live broadcast.
Waking up this early was to finish the integration before the visitors arrived, leaving so ti for acclimation. It would be more stressful with visitors around, and a fight would spell trouble.
Since the live broadcast drone had already been awarded by the system, Lan Li had now upgraded from holding a cellphone as a broadcast specialist to operating a live broadcast drone.
The drone slowly ascended from the ground, circling around the two of them, its sound remarkably quiet!
Fang Ye glanced at the live stream. The footage was stable, a true testant to a system-awarded drone.
He turned to Lan Li and asked, "Will you join inside the exhibit later, or will you stay outside?"
Now with the drone, she could remotely control the live broadcast from outside the exhibit! But of course, there would be so delay in command transmission.
Lan Li clenched her little fist with confidence and smiled, "Director, you underestimate . I've already faced tigers before, why would I fear a few wolves?"
She had only seen Charcoal and Mizzle, with Charcoal acting quite dopey and Mizzle usually appearing rather calm. If she had witnessed the new wolves' fierce glares at Ming, she might not have been so confident.
Of course, Fang Ye wouldn't dampen her spirits. She might need to interact more with dangerous animals in the future, so getting practice was a good thing. He nodded and said, "Then that's good!"
People sporadically entered the live broadcast room.
"Damn, I'm shocked, Director, you're broadcasting this early?"
"Yawn, so sleepy..."
"Is everyone waking up this early?"
"Haven't slept yet, played a ga of Civilization 'til dawn, didn't notice the ti from night until morning, was just about to sleep, so torn..."
"Sleep for what, get up and let's have fun!"
"Ugh, I shouldn't have stread this!"
Those watching the live stream at this hour were either super night owls, chronic late-nighters, or early-rising songbirds with loads of free ti on their hands.
Fang Ye waved at the cara and greeted the netizens with a smile, "Good morning, bros, up so early. Have you had breakfast? If not, go grab sothing to eat, or you might get gallstones."
"Haven't eaten yet, just snacking on so cookies to tide over."
"Now that you ntion it, I'm getting a bit hungry, I'll go downstairs to the cafeteria to grab so buns and soy milk."
"Haha, my mom always nags about this too."
"So early, what are you planning to stream?"
Fang Ye briefly explained the situation: "Well, today we're planning to integrate a new pack of wolves we've acquired at our zoo with the original two."
Suddenly, so netizens who were dozing off perked up!
"Wow, that's aweso. I visited the zoo director's park last week, the new wolf exhibit looks great, but there were too few wolves, just two of them, lacking the grandeur of a pack. Wolves look better in groups!"
"Lucky you, getting to go to the zoo. I'm so jealous, I really want to visit."
"This is epic, I've already started recording!"
"How many wolves did the director bring in?"
Fang Ye answered: "Six!"
A worried netizen asked, "Won't they fight?"
"Of course, they'll fight! Wolves have a very clear hierarchical structure, and if they are kept together, they'll definitely vie for leadership."
"What if they can't win and don't want to submit? Could they be killed in a fight?"
"Well... I guess not, they can always run away if they lose, can't they?"
"Integrating a pack definitely carries risks!" Fang Ye explained, "But integration has to happen sooner or later. Wolves are social animals, and living in a community can make them healthier both physically and ntally.
We've also made so preparations in advance! For example, we allowed them to sll each other's feces to get accustod to the scent beforehand, and we've kept them as neighbors, separated by a tal fence for two days, so they could have limited contact. These asures can effectively reduce the aggressive behaviors that might occur during integration."
"I see!"
"Gradual and thodical, sounds pretty reliable."
The viewers' doubts and concerns dispersed as they felt they had learned sothing new.
So there's a lot to consider when introducing animals into a group at a zoo.
Smiling, Fang Ye added, "Of course, each animal has a different personality! Even with thorough preparation, we can't guarantee a hundred percent safety, so I'll also be on standby, ready to intervene and break them up if necessary!"
"Haha, the director is quite wild! But that's exactly what I like!"
"Your sister let handle this" tipped 8 shrimp balls!
"Brave enough to break up a wolf fight? Aren't you afraid they'll get too aggressive and turn on you too?"
"The director isn't afraid of tigers, let alone a few wolves."
Upon arriving at the wolf exhibit's back area, the wolves got up from the ground at the sight of Fang Ye and wagged their tails to show friendliness.
Fang Ye first asked the animal keeper Zhang from the wolf exhibit about the status of the wolf pack. Zhang Liu had been conscientiously recording their conditions in preparation for the integration and had arrived early that day as well.
"How are these wolves doing? Are they all still calm?"
"Yep, they're okay!"
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