The parrots spoke English better than Suming, mixing Chinese and English to complain as soon as they saw him. If they had seen the infamous black and white duo during their captivity in Iraq, they probably would have said "I Will Be Back" rather than Suming's culturally inept "I'm gonna Back."
In terms of survival skills in the wild, the Diamond Parrots were actually not weaker than the Haidong Qing; intelligent creatures with high linguistic talents also tend to have high IQs. With their strength and flight capabilities, few animals could bother them, and they followed a very effective survival philosophy: run if you can't win, never provoke dangerous creatures.
The problem is, animals' enemies are not just other animals; more often, they are humans. The sisters' gorgeous plumage and their bouncy movents like large penguins made them too eye-catching. If released into the wild, they might have been captured within days.
Suming considered for a mont and still decided to let them out.
However, there were three strict rules: they must not leave the periter of Yangchuan City Zoo, they must not peck at children or adults, and most importantly, they must not curse at visitors!
"Fly! Fly!"
"Bye-bye! Bye-bye!"
The two parrots didn't actually fly much; with their large bodies, flying with their wings was quite a strenuous effort. Once out of the cage, they hopped around like little monsters from a video ga, running off while chattering and complaining as if they were performing a crosstalk cody act.
"Don't go too far!" Suming called out from behind. He really had this idea; when the ti was ripe, he planned to have the parrots perform crosstalk. However, since both were quite skilled and neither willing to back down, it was a question who would play the role of the straight man in the act.
Watching the departing parrots, a group of experts, all over fifty years of age, exchanged glances by Suming's side.
This massive "Going Wild" operation had caused a stir across half of Huaxia. The provinicial agricultural academy and several universities from the surrounding provinces and cities sent expert teams to form a group to conduct on-site inspections at the zoo.
Or rather, to supervise.
Although the zoo had undergone restructuring, there was no way the governnt would proceed with a massive release into the wild without being reported. Being layn in this area, the governnt was extrely cautious, and under normal circumstances, such large-scale action would definitely be rejected outright.
It was only for the sake of Suming that Yangchuan City and the province did not obstruct, but they also demanded strict controls and scientific justification.
"Su, you really need to think this through. There seems to be no need to rush into this massive release into the wild!" The expert was an old acquaintance, Liang Shi's ntor, Professor Chu. Imdiately upon arriving at the zoo, Chu's first words were these. He was an old friend of Suming's and cared about both animals and people. He didn't want Suming to take risks without being fully prepared.
"Professor Chu, ti waits for no one!" Suming replied with a smile.
Tis had changed. The older generation lived at a slower pace; they could spend decades or even a lifeti working on one thing, but now, in this fast-paced era, ten thousand years is too long—we must seize the day. Once you've thought things through, you can imdiately act on your plans.
Confucius's disciples asked him whether one should think three tis before acting, to consider thrice before proceeding. Confucius chuckled and said there was no need for so much trouble. Once a decision was made, one could simply review it once and consider it twice before proceeding with the action.
If a person wants to do too many things, a single lifeti is not enough, hence the cry for borrowing another five hundred years from heaven, and it's impossible to delay indefinitely on a particular matter.
Suming had always been striving, not just for money or power, but more so because he was gifted with a superpower by the heavens. He wanted to see how far he could go within his lifeti. So people wish for a peaceful and uneventful life, while Suming loved one filled with unknowns and challenges.
"Mr. Su, from what I can tell, so of the animals in your zoo could be released into the wild imdiately. Take these two parrots, for example," another elderly professor said, admiring the departing figure of the Diamond Parrot, "There are many parrots that can talk, but I've never seen any as spirited as these. Creatures like these shouldn't have much trouble being reintroduced into the wild. But not all the animals in your zoo could be that smart, right?"
"Of course not," Suming chuckled internally, if I were willing, all the animals in the park could co before you and perform a 'Gangnam Style' dance.
"Previously, other zoos in the country have also undertaken so reintroduction efforts, Mr. Su. You could communicate with these zoos and learn from their experiences and lessons," the expert said politely and tactfully, but the implication was quite clear.
Compared with the reintroduction projects of a few other zoos, Yangchuan City Zoo's attempt this ti was clearly too reckless.
After the expert group arrived at the zoo, they imdiately held a eting at the zoo and Suming, along with several other zoos in his national zoo managent QQ group, began to learn and gain insights.
Yunnan Zoo once undertook a reintroduction project for herons. Those dozen or so herons had been rescued from poachers, battered and bruised upon arriving at Yunnan Zoo, so even with broken legs. After a few years of being fed by zookeepers, their hunting ability had weakened considerably.
Therefore, Yunnan Zoo organized a six-month 'Wild Survival Ability Recovery Plan', training their hunting skills and ability to dodge danger.
In the first two or three days, the herons couldn't care less about the small fish and mud eels swimming in front of them; they were used to being fed by the zookeepers at regular intervals;
After reducing the feeding gradually over two weeks, the herons, driven by hunger, eventually reverted back to their hunting instincts.
However, it was far from smooth sailing at first. The herons, natural born fish hunters, seed to have forgotten how to use their long beaks, often having to stab at the water five or six tis before catching a fish. After catching a fish, the other herons did not learn to hunt on their own, ignoring the rich food resources in the water and instead fought over that single fish...
It was through such difficult training for nearly half a year that the herons gradually adapted to hunting and surviving in their natural environnt.
Hunting training is just one aspect of survival training.
The reintroduction of a panda by the National Animal Research Center was even more dramatic; born in '07 and starting reintroduction training in '10, it took three full years. The program included two phases and more than a dozen specialized trainings, such as foraging for wild food on its own, independently locating water sources, finding shelter in the wild, recognizing natural predators, associated wildlife, and conspecifics, and effectively avoiding predators or other dangerous animals, etc.
An expert panel was also convened; national experts unanimously agreed that an attempt at reintroduction could be made.
Even so, it wasn't entirely safe; once released into the wild, the panda was equipped with a small tracker and constantly monitored.
This shows the imnse difficulty of reintroducing animals to the wild.
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