I Have a Safari Park

Chubby walked slowly on the shore.

The chubby belly that looks like a pregnancy, plus the several layers of folds on the chin, looks simple and heavy.

After I came to the Hai Zoo, I opened my belly to eat, and the appetite was much larger than that of the zoo before. Recently, my belly has gained a little weight again.

Compared with the huge and bulky body, the legs are disproportionately short, like the tires of a toy bumper car installed on an armored vehicle.

Lift it up and take a step forward, take a step and pause, and then take a step forward, the pace is leisurely and calm.

The way he walks, he seems to be dancing a soul tango. Every step is on the point, and his head twists left and right, which is very rhythmic!

It is a wonderful contrast to the clumsy body, and tourists watch it walk and see a bit of elegance.

Chubby walked slowly, shaking his tail gently.

The small eyes squinted at the top of the big head exude a lazy aura.

"Yo, what an elegant little step!"

Qian Keke looked at the fat and sighed: "As long as you don't poop, it's still cute!"

Tang Xiaoxin agreed: "Well, it looks silly and stupid!"

Chubby had just emerged from the water, the thick skin reflected the sunlight, and the dark brown was faintly dark red, shining brightly.

"This skin looks like sunscreen! I really want to touch it!"

"I don't know what it feels like to touch, is it smooth or rough?"

"Maybe it's similar to the skin of an elephant?"

The tourists looked at the breeder curiously!

The breeder explained with a smile: "The skin of hippos is indeed very smooth! Their bodies are covered by a thick layer of epidermis. There is almost no hair or pores on the skin, only some short hairs on the tail."

The weather has been hot recently. When you go to the elephant hall to play, you may often see elephants rolling in the mud pit, wrapping their bodies in mud, or throwing sand on their bodies after playing in the water.

There are many folds on the skin of elephants, which are conducive to the preservation of water and prevent rapid evaporation, which has a lasting cooling effect.

Hippo's skin is smooth, and when exposed to the air, water evaporates quickly, so how to cool down and sunscreen is a problem.

Although there are no sweat glands on the hippo's skin, it has other glands. It will secrete a viscous red liquid when it loses water and dry for a long time. This liquid can not only block ultraviolet rays, prevent insect bites, but also moisturize the skin!

Similar to sunscreen, it can protect the skin very well.

Everyone sees that the skin of hippos is red. It is not sunburned or bleeding, but the 'blood sweat' that they secrete themselves.

Of course, hippos’ favorite way to cool off is to stay underwater! Staying on land for a long time, such a huge body, the legs will be overwhelmed, and staying in the water can reduce the burden on the limbs. "

"Oh~"

The tourists made a sudden noise!

The breeder laughed again: "Does anyone want to touch the hippo?

Don't look at the hippopotamus as if it's the dumb beast in Pokémon. It's silly and stupid. It's in a daze all day long. In fact, the hippo is very ferocious! They are very territorial and short-tempered, and any creature that violates the territory may be regarded as an enemy by them and attack.

In Africa, more people are killed by hippos every year than lions, and it is also the most dangerous animal in Africa after elephants.

We must pay attention to safety when we usually operate, and we must not regard them as docile animals. "

"My dear! I really can't see it!"

"I thought hippos were docile!"

Tang Xiaoxin couldn't help but say: "It feels like a panda! They are all cute looking animals, but they are actually very ferocious animals."

At this time, a head quietly floated out of the water.

Dudu only exposed the top of his head. If you didn't look carefully, it was a big brown rock on the water!

A pair of bulging small eyes quietly spy on the surrounding movement, like a submarine with a periscope out.

"Pfft" he snorted his nose, and two jets of water sprayed out from his nostrils, and the water splashed like two small fountains!

The breeder introduced: "This hippo is Dudu! Well, it has a timid personality and is afraid of people. It doesn't come up from the water, but stays under the water. It's probably called fat!"

Sure enough, Fatty heard the movement, turned his head to look at Dudu, and walked off the shore with small steps.

Qian Keke guessed: "Did it come up just for shit! But a lot of shit fell into the water just now. Is it comfortable to stay in the water?"

Tang Xiaoxin thought about it and said, "It's your own shit anyway, so you shouldn't mind, right?"

Qian Keke pouted: "Ah!"

Gradually accept the fact that hippos are sloppy animals.

Watching Pang Pang go into the water, the two hippos sank together, and the tourists followed along towards the direction of the underwater corridor.

Tang Xiaoxin and Qian Keke also walked over holding hands. Through the transparent glass curtain wall, you can clearly see how the hippo is moving underwater!

I saw Chubby going up and down the bank just now. The water there is relatively shallow, about a meter or so. Standing on the edge can just expose the head and back, giving the hippo a place to land.

Going further inside, like a waterfall cliff, the water is much deeper!

The sun shines through the water and under the pool, reflecting the sparkling light that flashes on the stones.

Dudu's head was facing down, his four short legs were curled up against his body, and he floated down slowly.

When I dived to the bottom of the water, my two front feet stretched out, stepped gracefully on the stones at the bottom of the water, stepped forward, and with this strength, floated upwards again!

He continued to curl his front feet, floated up, and used his head and tail as the central axis, like a gray roller, and slowly rolled 270 degrees in the water, his belly facing the glass curtain wall.

The back foot gently kicked twice, adjusted the direction of the water, and floated towards the other side.

Chubby also fell to the bottom of the water, stepped on it lightly and floated up, chasing after Dudu gracefully.

Wait for me!

Pina is like a shock, and it is like a dragon!

Although hippos are huge and bulky, watching them swim nimble and light in the water does give people this wonderful feeling!

The two hippos jumped up and down, one after another, chasing back and forth.

Like playing a game, like diving ballet, dancing in the sparkling waves, graceful and graceful.

Tang Xiaoxin and Qian Ke could see this scene, and couldn't help opening their eyes and exclaiming.

"Oh!!!"

"Great!"

It was the first time that the two of them saw hippos swimming. They never imagined that they were so agile underwater, much better than they were on the shore!

The surrounding tourists also quickly took out their cameras and kept taking pictures.