I Have a Safari Park

A tourist asked curiously: "I heard that only the leader of the wolf pack has the right to mate and can breed offspring?"

Fang Ye shook his head and said, "What Alpha wolves rule the wolves, give priority to their prey, and have the right to mate. These rumors have been overturned by the wild observations of wolves. In fact, as long as there is sufficient food, the female wolves in the wolves will give birth to cubs. The wolves raised them together.

Several female wolves are pregnant and give birth to cubs. When the wolves go out to hunt, the wolf cubs will gather in a cave and let a female wolf take care of them. This saves wolf resources and allows more wolves to invest in them. hunting. "

Our other female wolf cabbage, because it is not in the breeding plan, was isolated separately, and it will be released after the estrus period. "

"Hey, why do you want to isolate it?" Immediately, a tourist wondered.

I ran into the same problem with the Lions last time.

Fang Ye thought for a while and said, "Emotionally speaking, I also hope that there will be no restrictions and let them live freely as they want, but from a rational point of view, of course, it is necessary to control their reproduction.

In the zoo, animals do not have the pressure of surviving in the wild, and they don’t have to spend time looking for food. There are no natural predators to hunt, and they will be treated when they are sick, and the number will continue to grow if they are not controlled.

If animals are allowed to breed at will without restrictions, the zoo's capacity will be exceeded, there will be insufficient living space, food shortages, lions and tigers will be jealous of hunger, bloodshed and fights will increase, breeders may be attacked more, and there will be too much feces that cannot be dealt with in time. , the stench in the park, the increased probability of animals getting sick, the breeders being too busy and negligent, and the animals finding opportunities to escape all kinds of situations, leading to terrible consequences.

In general, there are several different measures to control the number of animals, such as separating the male and female animals, carrying out contraception, and euthanizing them, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Some zoos euthanize 20 to 30 healthy animals every year, simulating the real survival conditions of animals in the wild.

Euthanasia of animal cubs born without contraceptive isolation, usually after they have matured, allows the animal parents to have the experience of breeding and raising the next generation.

Isolation sounds better than contraception and euthanasia, but it's not. The advantage of contraception is that you don't need to isolate female animals from males to prevent them from getting pregnant. Like cabbage, you can't play in open fields outside the field, you can only stay in cages. inside.

Moreover, the hormones in contraceptives can reduce the aggressiveness of males in order to compete for females. Male competition for females is sometimes very fierce, and they often fight and get injured. If you come over and see them fighting every time, will you be disturbed?

But birth control pills can also have side effects on animals. For example, hormone injections in large cats and canines are prone to uterine infections and tumors, which pose health risks.

These measures are also to ensure the genetic diversity of animals and prevent them from inbreeding. Genetic diversity is very important for the long-term survival of species, allowing offspring to have a series of abilities that are necessary for them to survive in the wild.

In this way, the ultimate result of breeding management is to avoid all kinds of hazards caused by excess animals, and to ensure that animals can always have the right to breed and raise the next generation. "

There is bound to be a moral controversy on this topic.

At this time, several tourists frowned and looked distressed. They were obviously still struggling. There were many drawbacks to either method, especially euthanasia, which was so cruel.

Fang Ye treated each other frankly anyway, whether he liked it or not, he said let the tourists think for themselves.

A tourist mused: "I think if the quality of life of animals cannot be guaranteed, it is a respect for animals to let them die rather than live.

I watched a video about rescuing stray dogs before. Maybe the venue and funds could only help 100 dogs, but a thousand dogs were taken in at once. Those dogs were starving to eat their companions, and many dogs were infected with diseases. It was too miserable. . If there is love, even if you leave a few to take good care of, isn't it better than letting these dogs hang around hard, living is more painful than dying. "

Fang Ye nodded and said, "Actually, this is a positive attitude towards life."

Zoos will carefully evaluate whether animals should be euthanized if they are old and debilitated, have arthritis or other diseases, and suffer from pain and cannot be cured.

However, for human beings, euthanasia has great ethical issues.

Some tourists couldn't help but ask: "Why do people have the right to decide their life and death? Is it wrong for dogs?"

Fang Ye smiled and said peacefully: "You are right, animals are not wrong, no matter what they do, they act according to their instincts, so we humans should study and think more and know what to do is right. , to be responsible for animals.

If we only act on our instincts, then aren't we indistinguishable from animals? "

"Quack quack quack~"

Suddenly there were tourists applauding.

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Time flies by like a white horse, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye!

Nothing major happened at the zoo this month. The animals were playing with the snow, and the animals were cooking, and some were busy breeding offspring every day.

In the quiet daily life, it is January of the new year.

After the construction of the panda house was completed, and after communicating with the giant panda base, the leased pandas came over by plane.

The male giant panda is named Zhuang Zhuang, and the other female giant panda is named Yun Duo!

At present, they are all 4 years old, still a baby, and pandas will not be considered adults until they are 5 and a half years old.

To be precise, it is a sub-adult, and it is a juvenile before one and a half years old.

Fang Ye brought several employees of the zoo to the airport early to prepare for the welcome.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles and they were very excited.

The blue carp said excitedly: "Giant panda, we have a giant panda in our zoo!"

Fang Ye scratched the palm of her hand and said with a smile, "Look how happy you are."

Lin Ying fell into a reverie, and saliva was about to come out: "Hehe, I never thought that I would have the opportunity to be a veterinarian of a giant panda. During the physical examination, I must touch its fur to see how it feels."

Guan Shan is gearing up, her eyes are burning: "Everything is ready, I only owe the panda!"

As the team leader of the panda house, she also made a lot of preparations to welcome the giant pandas.

There are special technical regulations for the breeding of giant pandas, and the feed table is extremely complicated. Of course, fresh bamboo is the staple food. In addition to bamboo, there are also bamboo shoots, apple eggs, carrots, and puffing materials.

Food is prepared for pandas.

The place where giant pandas are quarantined is directly in the back room of the Giant Panda House, with special treatment.

Usually their health conditions are carefully tested, and they do not come back or go abroad, so the quarantine time can be shorter, and depending on their adaptation, they can be exhibited in as soon as 7 days.