I Have a Safari Park

Pingping ate an apple and was as happy as a three-ton kid!

He stretched out his long nose again and looked at Fang Ye with his eyes.

Fang Ye also looked at Pingping, looked into her eyes carefully, and saw a hint of expectation.

Having been in contact with so many animals, his understanding of animals has now evolved into a sixth sense-like intuition.

Animals are happy or angry, timid, gentle or naughty, you can get a general feeling after getting along for a while.

Feeling that Pingping's character is not bad, he smiled and touched her nose.

After waiting for a while, I didn't receive the apple, I retracted my nose in disappointment, and walked away slowly.

A long iron chain was attached to the front ankle, and it was dragged and swayed on the ground as he walked.

Next thing to do!

There is a famous question, how many steps does it take to put an elephant in the refrigerator?

The answer is three steps, the first step is to open the refrigerator, the second step is to put the elephant in, and the third step is to close the refrigerator door.

This is of course humor.

But it takes a few steps to transport an elephant, which is a serious problem.

The average weight is 2,700 kilograms, which is close to 3 tons. It is not an easy thing to transport to the zoo.

The first step is to customize a special transport cage according to the height and size of the elephant.

The flat transfer cage is 4.5 meters long, 2.4 meters wide, and 3 meters high. Each railing has the thickness of an adult male's thigh, and the cage alone weighs two tons.

The cage is covered with dense barbed wire to prevent the elephant's flexible trunk from sticking out and causing injury or injury.

Therefore, it is necessary to communicate and negotiate well in advance to transport elephants. The most basic cage is not something that can be changed in ten days and half a month.

The second step is to train the elephant, enter the transport cage, and get used to the transport cage in advance.

This work also started two months ago!

The breeder sprinkled the feed on the way to the transport cage. Most of the feed was placed in the transport cage, and he guided him into the transport cage. He was familiar with the cage. He did this kind of training every day to deepen his memory, just to be able to load the truck smoothly today. .

Now that I can enter and leave the transport cage at will, I am very used to the cage.

"mediocre!"

The breeder shouted outside, calling her to the outfield where she usually does transfer cage training.

After two months of training, Pingping went straight to the transfer cage after coming in.

I didn't see any feed in the cage, but when I saw the breeder who was preparing to load the car outside, he raised his nose and moved twice as flexibly as a human hand, as if to say, "Why are you calling me here? Eat what about?"

He turned to look at the breeder on the other side!

Looking at the lively situation outside, I was in a daze, and then walked into the cage by myself.

There are more than 20 people outside this meeting, Fang Ye, Lao Yang, the breeder, the construction staff, the family members of the employees who heard that elephants will be transported to watch the fun, and a huge hoisting truck is parked. and truck.

The breeder "Brother Zhong" shouted: "Pingping, yes, stand still and don't move, I'll give you an apple!"

Brother Zhong also wanted to follow him all the way. As a breeder who was familiar with Ping Ping, he calmed her down on the road.

Another time, the breeder took out a piece of fruit from the bucket she was carrying as a reward, which attracted Pingping to move forward.

The flat nose sticks out from the feeding gap left, rolls up the apples, and eats it piece by piece.

At the same time, Brother Zhong used a stick to stretch into the iron cage, hooked the iron chain on her feet, and then tied it to the pillar in a circle.

The function of the anklet is to fix the elephant's feet on the cage and limit the range of movement!

So that the elephant moves too much on the road, which affects the balance of the body and causes the car to roll over.

If it is an elephant that has been trained for a long time, the breeder can use the target stick to let the elephant's feet actively rest on the crossbar, pedicure the elephant, and of course, take the opportunity to tie the chain.

The rescue center used a stupid method, using food to attract the elephants to stand forward, and Brother Zhong took the opportunity to tie the chains.

But Pingping seems to have noticed something, and I feel that today is not the same as usual!

Not very cooperative, he turned his head and glanced at them, retracted his feet, and retracted the chain that was within reach.

Brother Zhong shouted: "Hey, be obedient! Don't move your feet!"

Pingping was reprimanded, and put his foot back again.

In fact, there are alternative plans, if you can't tie it, you can't tie it. Anyway, they have never overturned before transporting elephants.

Ten years earlier, elephants were transported, and the transport cage was not so advanced. There were only a few railings, and there was no barbed wire.

But it's a bit rude.

Fang Ye communicated with Dumbo, an elephant breeder whom he knew in the "Zoo Dry Goods Group". He said that his master's way of transporting elephants was even wilder decades ago.

There would be no such advanced cranes as now, which can load the elephants into the transfer cage and hoist them, and then put them on the truck for transportation.

It is directly that people accompany the elephants on the freight train, and let the elephants get on and off the train by themselves.

At that time, the train was still slow, and it took two days and two nights to arrive. On the road, I accompanied the elephants to eat and drink, and I had to appease the elephants not to move around. I couldn’t sleep well, which was a great test for the human spirit.

Of course it's impossible to do that now, it's too dangerous.

In case the elephant is uncomfortable, it can throw its nose at it when it gets angry, or kick it with its foot, and it can't hide.

When you eat apples piece by piece, the chain is quickly tied.

At the same time, two sturdy iron pillars were also installed at the back.

After everything was ready, the onlookers spread out in a circle, the crane installed the hook, and began to hoist!

The hooks of the truck carry the steel wires at the four corners of the transfer cage, and pull the transfer cage to slowly rise from the ground. Four or five people hold the rope at one corner to keep the cage stable and not to sway in the air, and to control the direction. There are also a few people around. Observe the situation from the cage, coordinate and command, and keep shouting.

"Hey, click here, click here!"

"Be careful!"

"It's okay to fall, fall, be careful!"

The scene is very lively!

Pingping walked around in small steps, looking a little panicked!

However, due to the restrictions of the cage, and the ankles were tied to his feet, he couldn't make much movement.

The nose kept sticking out from the gap left, digging down, as if trying to find out where the ground went!

Because there were some trees on the side, the crane could not be transported in place at one time. After adjusting the position three times in a row, the transfer cage elephant was transported to the truck with its butt facing forward and its head facing back.

This is also a safety consideration to avoid the elephant's head hitting the railing when there is a sudden braking on the road.

After loading it into the truck, Ping Ping swayed his head up and down inside, his ears were constantly flapping, and his nose dipped hard. Obviously, he was also nervous, and he was terrified by being hung in the air just now.

Then he began to fix the cage, and loaded the car with feed, mangoes, apples, and various fruits for Pingping to eat on the road.

Brother Zhong started to cut apples on the roadside while loading the car, added a meal to Ping Ping, and calmed her down.

The truck driver put his arms on the window, waiting to drive, looking forward with deep eyes, very masterful!

Not all truck drivers have the opportunity to transport elephants.

The next step is to take the ferry across the sea and drive all the way to the zoo.

After the feed is loaded, the truck starts slowly.

The other staff greeted from behind: "Good luck!"

"goodbye!"

"Goodbye Ping Ping! Happy new zoo!"