One good thing followed another.
After the elephants were returned, the trial for the green peafowl case also took place.
The court issued a first-instance judgnt on the "Yunnan Green Peafowl" public interest lawsuit, the defendant company must imdiately stop the construction project of the Gaba River 1-cascade hydropower station based on the existing environntal impact assessnt, refrain from diverting water or storing it, and must not cut down the vegetation within the subrged area of the hydropower station.
In the courtroom, upon hearing the verdict, the faces of the people from the hydropower station looked quite ugly, while Gu Shi and the others were extrely excited, even tears of relief overflowed from the corners of their eyes.
They had worked hard and traveled tirelessly for the green peafowl for so long, floating along the river, trekking through various regions to gather evidence; their efforts had not been in vain!
Fang Ye also received a system notification that two pairs of green peafowl would arrive in 3 days.
The following weekend, the zoo began its first rice planting activity.
The rice seeds had been soaked in a water tank before, and the soaked brownish-yellow grains had sprouted slender white shoots, looking a bit like soybeans.
The paddy field had been already finely raked over.
Children ca over and put on rain boots, stepping into the muddy soil of the rice field, and "whoosh" scattered handfuls of rice seeds.
The only difficult part was to scatter the seeds more evenly.
After scattering the seeds, they used a large broom to gently pat the soil, lightly pressing the seeds into the mud.
The first step of the work was very simple and didn't take much ti.
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The green peafowl were brought in and temporarily settled in the tropical rainforest aviary, while the blue peafowl stayed on the outside Peafowl Lawn.
Fang Ye called over Lan Li and started live streaming.
The title of the live stream was changed to "Zoo Director Shows Everyone the New mbers of the Zoo."
"First first!"
"Here it cos!" Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire
"The missing person has returned!"
"Looking at today's title, are we going to see the elephants?"
As the ssage of the streaming started, the live stream room quickly beca very lively.
Fang Ye laughed and said, "Yeah, the elephants have been brought over, and they've mostly adapted to the new environnt in these past few days. And it's not just the elephants! Our zoo has also taken in several green peafowl, I'll also take everyone to see them."
"Shocked, did I hear that right, green peafowl!"
"There's a green peafowl case, I don't know if you all have heard of it?"
In the past few days, the green peafowl case was reported by various major dia, as the first case of preventative public interest litigation involving the sacred green peafowl, the issue was quite hot!
"I saw it! I'm hearing for the first ti that there are two types of peafowl, green and blue!"
"Thinking about it is really scary, a national first-class protected animal with only a few hundred left almost went extinct. Luckily there's this kind of public interest litigation! I wonder how the environntal assessnt was even passed."
"There must be financial interests behind it for sure."
"It feels like our giant panda protection efforts are quite strong, why can't we protect the green peafowl like we protect the giant pandas."
"Green peafowl, we have a few in our zoo! Not only do we have green peafowl, but we also have white ones."
"As a zoo enthusiast, let tell you, all the so-called green peafowl in dostic zoos are mixed breeds, there's not a single real green peafowl! Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes."
Fang Ye contemplated and said, "That's correct! However, the few we have in our zoo are indeed real green peafowl."
"For real? Zoo Director, you're aweso."
"Wait, and you'll know when I show them to you."
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First, they went to the elephant's house in the back!
After exchanging a few words with the animal keeper Qing, Fang Ye inquired about Pingping's condition today.
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Pingping hasn't been in the best of moods these past couple of days.
Originally, at the rescue center, although the space was a bit small, there was red earth to sprinkle on herself, mud pits for wallowing, and other companions to interact and play with.
All of a sudden, she was cramd into a cage, hoisted up by a crane, which inevitably brought back mories of a scene from years ago.
Being dangled in the sky, the feeling of suspension could scare an elephant to death!
After a bumpy journey, she now could only stay in the cramped back house, which wasn't even as good as the original rescue center.
Feeling dejected, she zoned out in the back house, where just a few steps could take her from one end to the other.
The grass feed on the floor held little interest for her as she stared at the blue sky outside, dazzled by the bright sunlight streaming in.
Ah, how she longed to go outside and play!
And she wondered if any of her companions had co with her.
Elephants in small spaces are prone to developing stereotypic behavior.
However, the short-term impact isn't significant, and the condition can be noticeably improved with relocation to a larger space.
Fang Ye ca over and greeted the elephant, "Pingping!"
Pingping still gazed outside, flapping her large ears!
Fang Ye extended his hand in the air, feeling a rumbling vibration coming through!
It was a bit like the roar of lions or tigers, similar to the sound of engines starting, but even more deep and resonant.
Towards the cara he said, "Did you hear that, the deep sound of the elephant?"
"Didn't hear it!"
"Didn't hear it 1, is the elephant making sounds right now?"
"It's real, I turned up the volu and I heard it!"
"Holy shit, it really is, so resonant! This is the true Emperor Engine!"
Fang Ye explained, "Many stories about elephants revolve around their strong group cohesion.
Take for instance, in the wild when encountering lions, elephants will gather together, encircle the calves in the middle, using their huge bodies to block the calves from the lions, keeping them hidden underneath, rendering the lions helpless, right.
To maintain such group cohesion, a good communication system is needed!
The communication among elephants is quite complex as their sounds are mainly infrasonic. Depending on the distance and the loudness of the elephant's call, you might not always be able to hear their rolling sounds, but by observing their body language, you can easily tell if the elephants are communicating.
An elephant receiving the sound will spread its ears wide, lift its trunk and head, and stay still, showing it's listening carefully, whereas the one making the sound will open its mouth and flap its ears.
Researchers in Africa have noticed that sotis an entire elephant herd will suddenly beco still, and then as if summoned by so force, they all head off in a new direction, with groups of elephants from different directions arriving at the sa water hole within minutes. This might be the result of infrasonic communication."
"What a magical way to communicate!"
"Huh, the elephant is flapping its ears. What is it trying to say to the window?"
"Maybe it's asking if there are any companions nearby? Or maybe it wants to go out and play?"
Fang Ye called out again, "Pingping!"
Only then did Pingping turn her head and look over at him.
She stretched her trunk through the slanted bars, extending a part of it, swaying up and down like a human hand.
Up close, one could see so fuzz on the tip of her nose; though rough and wrinkled on the outside with clear transverse lines, the inside of her nose was a tender pink.
"Wow, what a flexible trunk!"
"This is my first ti seeing the tip of an elephant's trunk! I thought it would be just like a water hose."
"Mommy, it's glaring at with its nostril!"
Fang Ye smiled and gave it a couple of gentle touches, and it actually felt quite nice.
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