i have a zoo

Chapter 135 135 Unhappy Green Gold
After a lunch break, Qi Ming came to the parrot's cage in the afternoon.

The colorful, beautiful and intelligent macaw is one of the most popular animals in the park recently.

Because we all know that parrots can learn tongues, there are many tourists next to the cages admiring their beautiful postures, trying to say hello and teach parrots to talk.

"Hello~"

"Have you eaten? What did you eat?"

"Am I handsome!"

Hearing the voices of the tourists, Lan Jin turned his head to the back, combing the beautiful red feathers on his neck, not paying any attention to the tourists at all. Zi Jin seemed to have some thoughts about Lan Jin, and leaned over to rub his head against Lan Jin's head.

Lan Jin raised his head and glanced at it, raised his paw and moved two steps sideways, his feathers quivered, rejecting its approach.

Zijin was a gentleman, so he stopped entanglement and flapped his wings and flew onto the tire swing. The bicycle tires were very light, and they swayed back and forth with the momentum of the fall.

It makes a lively "quack" hoarse cry, responding to the greetings of tourists.

Although the appearance of these parrots is very similar, the color of the ankle rings of each is different, which is quite easy for the breeder to recognize.

Qi Ming saw that Lu Jin was indeed staying alone on a perch, looking unhappy. He was quite outgoing and liked to interact with tourists, but now he ignored them when he greeted them.

Zijin and Lanjin also flew to the side!It seemed that she wanted to comfort her, but Lu Jin was still unhappy, she spread her paws and walked along the far side of the perch, letting me be a bird!

Qi Ming observed for a long time, called Lao Zhao, and asked, "How is it? Have you been treated?"

Old Zhao said depressedly: "It didn't work! Several macaws are very smart. When they saw me call the green gold over, they all flew over to see what they were feeding, and they couldn't make a small stove for them alone."

Qi Ming looked at the situation of the parrots, and guessed, "Did you see that Zijin is more friendly to Lanjin, and Lujin is jealous?"

Old Zhao cautiously said: "Probably not! The relationship between the few parrots before was pretty good, and they didn't say they neglected Lujin. It feels like it's just been in a bad mood in the past few days."

"Ok."

If there is no way to confirm the situation, Qi Ming can only enter the status bar with the green gold turned on in the game.

[Name: Green Gold (Macaw)]

【Gender: Male】

【Age: 5 years】

【Mood: Red face】

【Health: green face】

[Social: Yellow face (the number of ethnic groups is not enough)]

[Habitat: Red face (insufficient space, unable to meet the needs of flying)]

[Source: Abram's personal gift]

Qi Ming immediately understood the reason, and after working for a long time, the environment of the cage was still not good.

Enrichment isn't great, but it's not bad either. There are cage shelters, tire swings, rope bridges, sand, etc., and a few clumps of branches with fresh leaves are put in for them every day.

Mainly longing for the outside world!For birds, the sky is still very important.

When the parrot house was first built, because it was considered that a large integrated multi-bird bird house might be built in the later stage, the three-dimensional area of ​​the parrot house was not designed so large.

"Why don't you take the parrot out for a test flight to relax, and just take a look at Lao Zhao's training results!"

Qi Ming quit the game, thinking thoughtfully.

Lao Zhao has been conducting behavior training for parrots recently. The training method is very simple. While blowing the whistle, feed the parrots a nut or fruit.

Whistling is used as an instruction, mainly because the bird flies too far and the human voice may not be able to shout, and the whistle is more convenient to help the bird locate.

Macaws themselves are pretty smart too!

After a while of training, I knew, oh, there are good things to eat when blowing the whistle, so when the breeder whistled, he would fly over.

The reluctance to fly over may be due to insufficient trust, but the meaning must be understood after so many repetitions.

Qi Ming pondered, now it's time to test the results!

With the usual training, and the fact that the parrots are fed every day, knowing who is taking care of them, it should be relatively smooth to return.

What's more, several parrots came here together, they are all good companions, with a layer of concern for companions.

The emotional bond is the key to whether you will come back after being released!
If there are hundreds of beautiful macaws flying at the same time, it is like a rainbow of parrots in the sky, or it is raining parrots, tourists will definitely be shocked when they see this display.

Some people may ask, isn't this just animal performances? Doesn't it mean that animal performances should be rejected?

This depends on the specific situation. It is true that many animal performances have greatly damaged animal welfare, such as tigers jumping through fire hoops, dolphins heading the ball, etc. However, flying does not violate the nature of birds. Classes provide the opportunity to fly freely in a larger space, which is beneficial for birds to maintain their flight ability, as well as their physical and mental health.

This type of behavioral training is positive reinforcement, in which the breeder adds pleasurable stimuli after the animal has completed the desired behavior.

Through flight demonstrations, breeders can introduce the benefits of this kind of training to birds, and it is also a link in conservation education.

However, traditional animal performances first violate the nature of animals. In nature, would a tiger perform the behavior of jumping through a fire hoop?Can the dolphins head the ball?Can a bear walk a tightrope?
Most of the training methods are negative reinforcement training, which means that the breeder removes the aversive stimulus after the animal completes the desired behavior.

For example, the elephant experience project is a feature of tourism in Southeast Asia. Elephants are obediently ridden, danced and even painted by tourists.

It seems that elephants are very smart and can draw, but the training methods behind them are very cruel, even heinous.

The nerves of an elephant's trunk are very sensitive. It can sense taste and smell. It is the most important organ of an elephant to eat and drink.

How to make elephants obedient and obedient? Because elephants have rough skin and thick flesh, there is a special sickle-like tool called an elephant hook for elephants. ears, causing them great pain.

The dolphin show looks very beautiful, docile and cute. In fact, it is a noisy environment for dolphins when they are stared at by many eyes, repeated performances, strong lighting stimulation, and applause from the audience. Tortured, high-difficulty aerial jumps will twist the intestines, so they often suffer from depression, stomach ulcers and other diseases.

Seeing that Qi Ming was deep in thought, Old Zhao asked, "Director, have you noticed anything?"

Qi Ming had understood the situation with the eye of observation, and said with confidence: "Well, I think this green gold misses the sky!"

"Missing the sky?" Old Zhao was a little stunned when he heard this. Can you tell?
He thought it was a food problem!
So he looked at Lujin carefully, and found that Lujin's eyes seemed to be a little melancholy. He was alone at the end of the perch, with his wings tightly wrapped around his body like a wet raincoat. At first, I looked up at the concrete ceiling at a 45-degree angle, and my lonely eyes seemed to say: The director is right!
Lao Zhao looked at it for a long time, but he didn't see anything, but since the head of the garden said so, what else can he do!

I can only blame myself why I couldn't see it before?
As a veteran who has worked in the zoo for a long time, Lao Zhao has already realized a truth, some things, the leader is right, and your opinion is not that important.

He didn't want Qi Ming to feel that he was too useless. After all, he hadn't been promoted to the team leader of the rare bird breeding group for a long time. After watching it for a long time, he nodded slowly, pretending to be calm and said: "Well, from this point of view, I really miss the sky. !That……"

When I was about to go on, I was a little entangled. If I want to eat, I can still satisfy it. If I want to fly, should I take it outside and let it fly?

What to do if you fly away and don’t come back.

Qi Ming rubbed his chin: "So I have to take them to fly outside for a while."

Old Zhao immediately nodded in agreement and said, "It's true that you should take them to fly outside, which is good for their physical and mental health. They can't fly in this cage, and their wings are rusted if they stay in it all the time. "

What, there is a director who is afraid that the parrot will not fly away when the lion and the wolf are obedient.

Although he intends to fly, the first release is best done in a relatively quiet and undisturbed environment. Qi Ming decided to wait for the tourists to leave before proceeding.

He told Lao Zhao, "Play some music for them first!"

The thoughts in Lao Zhao's mind were spinning rapidly, and he seriously thought about which music to play: "Green Jin prefers to listen to pop music, so put "Mouse Loves Xiaomi", "Love Selling", "Two Butterflies", "Autumn Will Not Come Back" "?"

Qi Ming turned his head, with a speechless expression=_=||: "You don't usually listen to this kind of song, do you?"

Old Zhao scratched his head with a guilty conscience. Aren't these songs popular?
Qi Ming waved his hand imposingly, and said contemptuously: "Play the joyful and festive ones! There are no such singers as "Good Luck" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai" that you play."

Soon, according to Qi Ming's instructions, Lao Zhao put a small bluetooth speaker that had been disguised and wrapped in straw on the big tree stump in the cage.

This is a player specially configured for parrots!
In addition to looking natural, the outer layer of grass can also prevent parrots from being pecked out of curiosity.

A few parrots flew over immediately, and even Lu Jin opened his wings, raised his head and looked expectant.

What will we play today?

Extremely cheerful and passionate, the fiery melody that can often be heard when shopping malls are opening for guests is played.

Dang~~~~ Dang Dang!Dangdang!
Good luck!good luck to come...

Good luck brings joy and love~
Zijin immediately waved her wings excitedly, flapping left and right, like a commander-in-chief waving a baton in front of a chorus, while Lanjin danced cheerfully, swaying and swaying.

A few parrots turned on the concert mode in a decent manner, and the tourists outside widened their eyes and boiled instantly!

"Damn it, this macaw is so much fun, it even beats to the music!"

"Parrots are very musical, and so is my parrot. When the music is played, it starts to shake its head!"

"Haha, this parrot has a good song after every sentence, like a cross talk show. The breeder is also very funny, playing such a festive tune."

"The macaw is beautiful and talented, I really love it."

Lu Jin originally wanted to continue to be melancholy, but she couldn't help it after hearing such a cheerful song!
Joyful and melancholic emotions collided in my heart, and the wings and legs were raised and then lowered.

"Papa, what's the matter with that parrot? Is its leg limping?"

"What's limping? It's because I squatted for too long and my legs are numb. I need to stomp my feet."

A girl had seen Qi Ming whispering to the breeder before, but the two of them were discussing things and didn't bother to bother them. At this time, seeing Lao Zhao went in and released "Good Luck", she was quite curious and bold He leaned over and said in a crisp voice: "Hello, Director! Why do you want to give the parrot good luck?"

For any questions from tourists, even some very strange ones, Qi Ming was very patient, and immediately entered the science popularization mode. He paused before he was about to talk, and asked first: "Do you know about Fengrong?"

"I know! The tires in the cage are a kind of enrichment, and you can let the parrots swing on it." The girl is very spiritual, and she immediately understood, "Does the director mean that playing music is also a kind of enrichment?" ?”

Qi Ming exudes a knowledgeable temperament, and his words are very convincing: "Yes, tire swings, and perches that parrots can climb on, these belong to environmental enrichment, as well as food enrichment, community enrichment, and cognitive enrichment. wait.

Playing your voice is cognitive enrichment!

Most birds are far more sensitive to color, sound, and smell than humans. For example, songbirds will defend their territory by singing.They are very sensitive to the calls of birds of the same species, especially those opponents who can sing more complex songs than themselves, and will feel that such fashionable singers are more threatening than those who can only sing simple songs.Hearing the artificial replay of the calls of the same species during the breeding season also exhibits competitive behavior.

We usually play the sounds of other birds and animals to parrots. The process of analyzing the sounds and imitating the sounds is also a kind of exercise for the brain. "

A boy wearing a shirt with a string of mysterious letters printed on it listened very seriously, and suddenly interjected: "Will that play the tiger's roar? Isn't it said that people live in sorrow and die in peace?"

Qi Ming said with a smile: "If the sound of natural enemies is based on the real wild environment, it is actually necessary to release a little bit, but parrots will be very nervous when they hear it, and the fur on their backs will all blow up, which is not conducive to the growth of parrots. There are no tigers in the original environment, so macaws don't show much to the tiger's cry.

As for good luck, the main reason is that a parrot is not in a good mood, so play some festive music to see if it can make it happier.However, this kind of lively music can't be played too much. Generally, it is soothing music, and if it is played too much, it may be too noisy. "

After this question was answered, some tourists gathered around and asked various questions, such as what the macaw usually eats, whether I can raise one, why the macaw's feathers are so fancy, etc. Qi Ming patiently answered them one by one. up.

The interest of seeing the parrot was aroused, so Qi Ming walked to the resting place where the breeder usually rests and sat down, preparing to wait for the garden to close.

(End of this chapter)