i have a zoo

Chapter 88

Since the smell of the warthog's habitat was a bit strong, everyone probably took a few photos and then went down.

They followed Qi Ming to the ostrich habitat around the corner. Qi Ming pointed to the ostrich habitat and said, "This is the last animal in the African style area. They may be the most common African animal you see."

As the largest bird on land at present, the ostrich not only has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, but also does not require high precision in feeding, and at the same time has a relatively strong reproductive ability, so it can be said to be the most common in zoos of all sizes. African animals too.

At this time, several ostriches in the ostrich habitat are trotting around in circles, and the wings with dense feathers on the left and right sides are slightly opened, like a dancing samba girl.

Feeling that someone was coming, an ostrich stopped running and looked over with its big affectionate eyes, thick black eyelashes fluttering in the wind.

Looking at the enviable long eyelashes on the ostrich's eyes, Lu Xue couldn't help exclaiming: "Director, do ostrich's eyelashes are so long?"

"Uh, yes, this kind of long eyelashes can help them resist the wind and sand that is common in Africa." Qi Ming said with a smile, "Actually, I think Kazilan can consider signing a few ostriches to endorse her own products. The effect is absolutely Thumbs up."

"Pfft!"

Hearing the second half of his words, Lu Xue couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing that Lu Xue was overjoyed at being teased by Qi Ming, she took the initiative to step forward and said:
"Xiaoxue, did you know that the eyeballs of ostriches are the largest among land creatures, and each eyeball weighs 60 grams, which is heavier than their brains. Only the eyeballs of whales are heavier than them."

Seeing that everyone was looking towards him, Yijiezhi said humorously: "The eyes of ostriches can see things about three to five kilometers away, but because their eyes are too big, their brains are small and only weigh 40g (the brain of an adult usually weighs 1-1.5kg), so the ostrich is not very smart and a bit dull, maybe this may be the reason why the ostrich will bury its head in the sand after encountering problems."

After reciting the content on the encyclopedia in one go, Yijiezhi gave his humor a thumbs up.

In fact, he added the last sentence just now. He thought it would make him appear more humorous. After all, girls always like men with a sense of humor.

Just as Yijiezhishi was about to meet Lu Xue's adoring gaze, an untimely voice came from beside him.

"The notion that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when frightened is actually wrong.

People have always believed that ostriches will bury their heads in the sand when they encounter danger, which leads to the term "ostrich psychology", which is a metaphor for passive escape and other practices, but this is actually a misunderstanding of human beings.

Ostriches live in hot desert areas, where the sunlight is strong, and the hot air rising from the ground intersects with the cold air at the low altitude, resulting in shimmering mist due to scattering.

Normally, an ostrich always stretches its neck to see through the mist, but once it is frightened or finds an enemy, it simply presses its periscope-like neck flat on the ground, curls up its body, and uses its dark brown feathers to disguise itself as a stone or a bush Cong, plus the cover of mist, it is difficult to be found by the enemy.

In addition, the ostrich keeps its head and neck close to the ground, which has two functions. One is that it can hear distant sounds, which is conducive to early avoidance of danger; the other is that it can relax the muscles of the neck and relieve fatigue better.

In fact, no one has ever actually seen an ostrich bury its head in the sand, which would have smothered the ostrich to death. "

After listening to the sound from the commentary platform next to him, Kazuyoshi felt his face being slapped.

"Um, I'm sorry, I just saw this question on the interface, so I clicked it." The super big ant saw Yijiezhi looking towards him, and smiled awkwardly.

"Hehe, it's okay, I just looked at the commentary and said." Yijie Zhishi walked to the side of the commentary stand with a blushing face, and started to study the commentary stand.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward, Lu Xue took the initiative to walk to the side of the explaining platform: "Hey, director, did you enter all the knowledge in this explaining platform, or what?"

"This is what we entered. By the way, did you notice the footprints of the ostriches just now?"

Qi Ming scratched his head. He was really not very clear about how the knowledge in the explanation desk came from, after all, it was produced by the system.

Hearing his question, the others walked to the railing and stared at the ground.

"Yaya feet?" After observing carefully for a while, Lu Xue said somewhat uncertainly, "Doesn't ordinary birds have three to four toes, so don't ostriches only have two toes?"

"Congratulations, you got the answer right. An ostrich really only has two toes." Qi Ming nodded with a smile, and gave her a thumbs up.

"Hee hee!" Lu Xue was a little happy.

After clicking likes, Qi Ming spoke again: "The ostrich is not only the largest bird in the world, but also the only two-toed bird in the world. Originally, they had three toes, but the habit of running on land for many years made them have two and three toes. Gradually closed, until now only the second toe is left.

This is also the result of the unique adaptive evolution of ostriches. In order to escape sudden danger, they must run faster and sometimes must change direction suddenly to avoid predators.

Two-toed feet are superior to three-toed feet in terms of grip, acceleration, and steering ability after a sudden stop.With the help of this unique toe, it can jump 2.5 meters in the air, and the sprint speed is over 70 kilometers per hour. "

"I'm going, is it so powerful?" The super big ant glanced at the ostrich inside the railing in surprise, and the ostrich inside blinked at him with affectionate eyes, looking harmless to humans and animals.

"Ugh, it doesn't look that fierce." The super big ant murmured.

"Haha, don't underestimate him. With its thick and powerful thighs and the inertia of jumping forward and kicking, an ostrich can sometimes even kill a strong lion with one kick. Of course, the premise is that it hits the vital point. " Qi Ming said seriously.

"Kicking a lion to death?"

"Ghost Foot Seven?"

"Super bird with one foot?"

Seeing the astonishment in everyone's eyes, Qi Ming smiled casually: "In theory, this is the case, but ostriches have a very docile temperament, and usually don't have a lot of desire to attack. Basically, "If people don't offend me, I won't offend others."

After everyone dispersed to watch the ostrich habitat, Qi Ming clapped his hands to signal everyone to gather, and he was going to take them to the last area of ​​the zoo—the wild animal area!
(End of this chapter)