"Director, why not pair Jiaojiao with Ice Cake directly without waiting for Ice Cake to grow up?"
Fang Ye saw the barrage and explained, "Ice Cake is a Bengal tiger, Jiaojiao is an Amur tiger, so it's impossible to pair them up. That would contaminate the gene pool. It's the sa principle as mating blue peafowl with green peafowl.
Moreover, Jiaojiao has been guarding Ice Cake as she would her own cub, and Ice Cake has always seen Jiaojiao as a mother. Even if Ice Cake grows up, it's very likely that the spark won't be there; he would lack attraction.
For us humans, inbreeding presents severe ethical problems—actually, it might not just be due to our upbringing but an instinctual defensive chanism in our genes.
Animals also tend to avoid inbreeding, especially our close relatives in the primate family.
For example, macaques practice polygyny, where a female will mate with multiple males at the sa ti, making it hard to determine who the father is.
Scientists showed macaques pictures of related and unrelated individuals and found that they looked at the pictures of monkeys with whom they had no kinship for longer. Researchers speculate that monkeys of unknown identity pose more of a threat, so macaques take more ti to observe, indicating they can recognize kinship through facial features.
When female macaques choose a mate, they tend to prefer males with whom they have no kinship.
Many other animals exhibit the sa behavior, usually avoiding choosing siblings from the sa litter as mates unless they have no other choice.
So our saying, 'childhood friends can't compete with a stunning arrival,' is actually based on scientific reasoning. Growing up together can indeed lead to a lack of sexual attraction later in life.
However, there have also been experints where a litter of cubs raised separately attracted more to their siblings when reintroduced as adults, as opposed to unrelated individuals, which is strange. The principles behind this are not yet clear."
"Is it really that miraculous!"
"No wonder 'childhood friends can't compete with a stunning arrival.' Cartoons didn't lie /laugh and cry"
"I thought animals didn't care! But now that I think about it, if they didn't have this defense chanism, inbreeding would definitely carry a risk of genetic diseases."
"Weird knowledge increased!"
"Hmm... suddenly I rembered a cartoon..."
"Hehe, the one with three words, right?"
Fang Ye pinched Jiaojiao's cheek and said with a smile, "What do you think, have you considered it? Find a boyfriend, soone you can lean on, act coy with, and even have cute little tiger cubs."
Jiaojiao gently bit his hand, the sharpness of her teeth against his skin was slightly painful.
Actually, there's no rush for this!
Jiaojiao is only 4 years old, just an adult, and still young.
If Jiaojiao were to really get into a relationship, we would need to build another tiger exhibit to separate her from Ice Cake.
Just like in human relationships, it's hard for a man to accept a woman who's been divorced and has a child. If a male tiger ca and saw Jiaojiao with a little tiger, he might not be too interested in romance, spending all day plotting how to kill Ice Cake.
And Ice Cake is still at the junior high stage now, needing the company of family, running to Jiaojiao for comfort if he can't catch fish. By two years old, which is about college age, he would be more independent. Mount Wanda No.1 left to establish his own territory at two years old.
As Fang Ye pondered Jiaojiao's marital affairs, Ice Cake finally ca over after finishing the fish.
Rubbing his head against Fang Ye's neck, he blew air through his nose with a "purr," unable to hide his happiness.
Lan Li reached out her hand, secretly touched Ice Cake, and quickly retracted it when she saw Ice Cake's azure blue eyes looking at her.
Now that he has grown so big, he looks utterly different from the adorable cub he was, and she no longer dares to touch him as she used to.
But Ice Cake still recognizes Lan Li, vaguely rembering her singing him to sleep and feeding him milk when he was small.
Friendship level in Ice Cake's heart:
1. Fang Ye daddy, Jiaojiao mama
2. Lan Li mama
3. The regular animal keepers who hide food all over the place (pfft, as if that would stump )
4. The Ugly Bear Spirit
5. Adorable Little Friends
6. Ordinary Adult Bipeds
7. The Vet in a White Lab Coat
8. The Fool Who Bangs on Glass.
Then, it affectionately rubbed against Lan Li and circled around her legs.
Lan Li was very moved!
…...
After playing with Jiaojiao and Ice Cake for a while, Fang Ye ca out of the tiger exhibit and asked, "Bros, where should we go next?"
"Let's go see the red-crowned cranes! The last ti I watched the zoo director's live stream of the red-crowned cranes, I looped 'A True Story' several tis. But it feels different watching the red-crowned cranes dance while listening to the song!"
"The feeling is indeed breathtaking."
"It's been a long ti since I've seen lions! I wonder if the little lions have experienced the power of slippers."
"Lions just sleep all day; I'd rather go see the foxes! I love watching the zoo director pet foxes. We can take them out to play, you know, let the foxes visit the pandas, it would be quite interesting."
"Elephants! I want to see an elephant eating durian!"
Thinking it over, Fang Ye decided that the Crane Pavilion and Waterfowl Lake were closer to their location in the tiger exhibit, "Let's head over to the Crane Pavilion for a stroll?"
After all, during the last live stream, they had only seen a few kinds of birds in the Crane Pavilion.
Arriving at the Crane Pavilion!
Stream water struck the rocks, creating a "whoosh whoosh" sound, and a chorus of chirping and chatting from the birds ca from the woods, all looking so natural and peaceful.
A few tourists sat on the benches along the quaint corridor, chatting leisurely; this place was indeed perfect to sit and relax.
With lush greenery, crystal-clear water, and the lodious calls of birds, the environnt of the Crane Pavilion seed like a fairyland, making one reluctant to disturb the tranquility and beauty.
A few red-crowned cranes were pondering by the streamside at the mont!
They had pure white feathers with black tips on their tails and long black beaks, with their red slender legs standing out prominently.
They stood there quietly with their heads down, resembling a ditating monk, their necks curved into a beautiful S-shape.
Fang Ye laughed and said, "There, that's the Oriental stork for you!"
When the netizens saw the Oriental stork, they couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful!"
"It really has an ethereal quality, like an ink wash painting."
"I feel like the Oriental stork has a colder and more aloof color sche!"
"Yeah, I get that feeling too! If the red-crowned crane is the elegant fairy, the Oriental stork has more of a domineering CEO vibe."
Seeming to notice it was being observed, an Oriental stork glanced at the cara before slowly striding forward, its steps as light as clouds.
Then it stretched its neck, fanned its tail feathers, took a few jogging steps, and began flapping its expansive wings, gradually taking to the air, with its slender legs trailing behind its tail feathers.
So light and graceful in its bearing!
Reading the comnts, Fang Ye laughed and said, "You're right, the Oriental stork does resemble a domineering CEO a bit! It has quite a proud personality.
They usually mate freely, and if our zoo tries to set them up by putting two together, they'll fight if they don't like each other. They would rather stay single than compromise in love."
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