Super Zoo

Howard proposed four animals, among which rabbits and foxes are the "male and female protagonists". The fennec fox has very few scenes, but there is a huge contrast: in the play, the fennec fox and the fox Nick cheat together. He looks like a three or four-year-old baby, but he is actually an old liar. The prototype is a black gangster on the streets of the United States.

Shrews are an animal that looks very much like mice, but they have nothing to do with mice. They live on earthworms, insects, etc. They are the earliest placental animals and originated in the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era. Shrews are the smallest mammals in the world, only a few centimeters long and weighing no more than ten grams. They are very weak. But in the play, shrews play a boss with a group of strong polar bear thugs under them. The prototype is the Godfather.

In addition, there are more important characters in the script, such as buffalo, leopard, sheep, etc., but time is limited, so Howard did not make requests one by one.

"Please follow me, Director Howard, let's see if these little guys can do it."

First, find rabbits.

The zoo didn't raise ordinary rabbits. These little guys were just too common. In the past, the zoo was financially tight, so there was no need to spend money to raise a group of rabbits that could be seen in the vegetable market. Later, when the economic conditions improved, Su Ming spent all his money on finding rare animals. After bringing back a large number of animals from Iraq, the "beds" in the zoo were tight, and even large herbivores like deer were released into the wild, let alone raising ordinary rabbits.

There were quite a few wild rabbits in the back mountain, but they were chased by a group of dogs all day long. I don't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate. The foxes and dogs in the mountains were all their natural enemies. Not to mention the Demonic Peach Blossom Land and the future Wild Peach Blossom Land. They were all ferocious large creatures. Although they would not eat them, they would be bullied wherever they went.

Su Ming took Howard to the back mountain and caught a few wild rabbits, but Howard was not very satisfied.

The heroine in the movie, Judy the rabbit, has a very distinctive look: first of all, her ears are very long, at least twice as long as those of ordinary rabbits, and her body length is about two-thirds of that of an adult fox. The length and body size of wild rabbits are not up to standard, and two large front teeth are exposed when they open their mouths. Judy is a female rabbit, and her front teeth are not that big in the play.

Human actors can have plastic surgery for their image, but they can't knock out and grind down the rabbit's front teeth for the sake of filming. Even if Su Ming doesn't object, international animal protection organizations will condemn it.

There is another big problem. In the play, Judy the rabbit's ears can move, and they are usually erected. There are several plots where her ears droop when she is depressed. But ordinary rabbits' ears are always erect. There is cartilage in the ears, and it is very difficult to completely droop them, unless the bones are broken.

That's even more impossible.

It didn't work even after finding seven or eight rabbits.

Speaking of the problem of drooping ears, Su Ming suddenly had an idea and pulled Howard to a semi-open lawn in the park.

Alpacas and camels used to live here. Alpacas are so popular that they attract many tourists every time. As a result, there are almost daily incidents of alpacas spraying people, which makes adults and children make a fuss. It is very annoying, so Su Ming simply put them in the back mountain.

After Wu Guangniu came, he lived on the lawn with the camels, strolling and inspecting on the lawn every day like a retired old cadre.

If you look closely, there are a few furry, grass-like "things" on the lawn, lying there motionless and lazily basking in the sun.

"Can they do it?"

Su Ming squatted down and stretched out a finger, poking a bunch of "grass balls", and the furry grass balls trembled, and it turned out to be alive.

These little guys are also rabbits, but not ordinary rabbits. Their ears are much longer than ordinary rabbits, hanging on both sides of their heads like two cattail fans.

The legendary lop-eared rabbit, a new breed discovered in the 1970s.

Compared with domestic rabbits, lop-eared rabbits are cuter, have longer ears, and are less courageous, but are generally larger in size. Adult lop-eared rabbits can weigh up to 5 kilograms and be 40 centimeters long, which is enough for a delicious meal.

There are many kinds of lop-eared rabbits in Europe, and "lop-eared rabbits" is their common name. The lop-eared rabbits introduced by the zoo are strictly speaking French lop-eared rabbits.

During the period when the live broadcast platform became popular, various zoos came to Yangchuan Zoo to learn from it. These lop-eared rabbits were gifts from a zoo in the south. Due to the small number, Yangchuan Zoo did not set up a special rabbit garden, and they were raised here with a group of herbivores. These little guys are lazy and usually don't like to move. They lie there to bask in the sun and sleep. Their two long ears block the sides of their heads and their eyes. They can't see others, and others can't find them. At first glance, they look like grass balls, with no sense of existence, so that even Su Ming forgot about it at first.

In addition to long ears and a larger body, the front teeth of lop-eared rabbits are not as big as those of ordinary rabbits, which is normal. Moreover, their expressions are richer than those of wild rabbits, and their appearance is very cute, which is very suitable for the role of Judy the rabbit in the play.

"Very good!" Howard gave a thumbs up, and then said: "But their ears are still a big problem... The rabbits in the play have their ears erected most of the time..."

The reason why lop-eared rabbits are called lop-eared rabbits is because their ears are hanging down. Unlike domestic rabbits, their ears are soft as if they have no bones. In fact, they have no bones, two pieces of fleshy skin and some muscles.

The ears of ordinary domestic rabbits cannot hang down, and their ears cannot stand up.

"I didn't expect that I would run into trouble with my first role. It's not as easy as I thought to film with real animals." Howard looked at Su Ming with the last hope. The basis of all the negotiations between the two sides was that animals could play the roles. If even the heroine was not suitable, even with the post-production special effects, the effect would be discounted.

"Don't worry, I'll try."

Su Ming squatted beside a lop-eared rabbit and hooked his finger: "Come on, rabbit, put your ears up!"

The lop-eared rabbit took a deep breath as if it could understand human words, and a strange gurgling sound came out of its stomach, and it tried hard to control its ears.

The two big and soft ears really tilted up slightly, but they fell down again after a slight movement. The lop-eared rabbit shook its head dejectedly, looking like "I can't do it".

"Oh, it's amazing! Just like the legend, you are a magical animal trainer!" Howard gave Su Ming a thumbs up, then squatted down and whispered to the rabbit: "Come on, rabbit!"

Su Ming's mental power surged, and the lop-eared rabbit seemed to have taken a tonic, gathered all his strength, and started to try again.

The two soft ears, like inflated balloons, stood up little by little under the gaze of several people.

"JUST do it! You can!" Howard shouted excitedly.

The lop-eared rabbit used all its strength and finally made its two ears stand straight.