I Have a Safari Park

The breeder pointed to the back.

These snow monkeys are all soaking in the hot spring, only one is sitting alone on the stone on the edge of the hot spring!

His expression was a little lonely, and he stared straight in one direction, his eyes seemed to pass through the hazy fog, through the wall of the zoo, and looked at the distant hometown.

The breeder said: "The monkey king is the one who is sitting on the side and doesn't soak in the hot spring! Its name is Dahei, and its personality is relatively withdrawn."

Although it is called Da Hei, the fur is actually still gray, but the color is slightly heavier, as if a few strokes were drawn with a brush dipped in ink, and the ink stains melted away.

Amamiya looked at Da Hei and felt that this was a monkey with a story!

Do monkeys also feel homesick and miss their loved ones?

Of course, it could also be something else.

Da Hei squatted like this, and a little snow monkey saw it in a daze.

Crawled out of the hot spring, ran to the edge of Da Hei, and stuck to its body.

It seems that in such weather, it is too cold for a monkey in Dahei to stay, and it needs a companion to help it warm up.

Da Hei ignored it, still with a cold expression on his face, turning a blind eye to the little snow monkey.

The little snow monkey leaned on the big black sturdy thigh and grabbed the hair on his stomach.

Dahei is withdrawn and doesn't like to get along with other monkeys, preferring to be alone.

Walking on four legs on the stone on the edge of the hot spring pool, the little snow monkey turned his head and looked suspiciously.

Da Hei took a few steps, squatted down, and jumped!

The sturdy body jumped on a stone, and with a slight jump, jumped into the distance.

The little snow monkey scratched the hair on his chest, his eyes were innocent and ignorant, and he didn't know why Da Hei didn't like being with him, so he ran after him!

The other little snow monkeys who were soaking in the hot spring couldn't stay still when they saw their companions go ashore.

They ran after him one after another, gathered around Da Hei, and pestered him not to let him go.

Da Hei squatted in the snow, with his claws in his arms, his head lowered.

Glancing at the naughty little snow monkey, his head suddenly stretched forward and his mouth opened slightly!

Making a threatening appearance, the little snow monkey was startled.

Sitting on the ground with a butt, raised his claws to defend, looked at Da Hei at a loss.

Da Hei looked at it for two seconds, his mouth closed, his serious face looked relaxed and soft, and he blinked twice.

Like an old-fashioned elder, pretending to be angry and making fun of children!

The little snow monkey came back to his senses and turned to find his companions to play with.

Da Hei lowered his head again, holding his claws, not knowing what he was thinking.

But occasionally, he raised his head and glanced at the playful little snow monkeys from the corner of his eyes, with a hint of kindness in his eyes.

For the little snow monkeys, the most important thing every day is to play carefree.

A little snow monkey made a snowball with its paws, and a companion behind it took advantage of it to bury its head in work, ran two steps on the snow, and flexibly jumped on its back!

Holding its back, it jumped up easily before it got up, flipped somersaults in the air and landed, performing a difficult acrobatics.

The little snow monkey held the snowball made by himself in front of his chest with one front paw, and ran away quickly, with his companions chasing behind him.

They play snowballs, not smashing each other like humans, but like football, protecting the snowballs from other monkeys and chasing their companions with snowballs.

I don't know how these snow monkeys invented this game.

The process of playing is also rehearsing future competition!

At first, the little snow monkey who ran out of the hot spring made a snowball, hugged it with both claws, stood up and walked, and came to Da Hei, wanting Da Hei to play with him, but Da Hei refused.

Da Hei squatted on the ground, picked up a handful of snow, put it in his mouth and tasted it, while the little snow monkey was playing with the snowdrifts.

Looking at such a harmonious scene, Xingzi couldn't help sighing: "What a love!"

Amamiya thought: "Da Hei looks very ruthless, but he is actually very gentle inside!"

Xingzi nodded and said, "Although it doesn't want to play with the little monkey, it hasn't driven the little monkey away."

A tourist asked curiously: "Do I remember that macaques are not classy? The beautiful female monkeys are selected first, and the delicious ones are eaten by the monkey king first. Other monkeys have to show respect to the monkey king. Why are these snow monkeys allowed? The little monkey is not very disciplined when we take a hot spring together."

The breeder explained: "Yes, the same rules apply to snow monkeys!

This hot spring pool has ample space for these snow monkeys to soak in together.

If there are too many monkeys, the monkey king and other deputy leaders, high-level females and cubs can take priority. If other monkeys want to come down and soak, they will be attacked and driven away.

But the snow monkeys are more united! In the face of the harsh winter, only unity can survive better.

The leader will also coordinate, let everyone squeeze, make room, and don't break out into a bigger conflict.

After the snow monkeys conflict, they groom their companions and get back together. Grooming is the glue for the monkeys to maintain their feelings. Through grooming, you can maintain hygiene, get free food, calm your mind, and benefit both parties. "

"The monkey group is also a small society! The relationship is so complicated."

"It's kind of fun for them to socialize."

Seeing that the tourists were fascinated, the breeder smiled and explained: "We humans can keep warm by adding clothes and heating, snow monkeys can soak in hot springs to keep warm, and other animals have different ways to deal with the cold!

The most common way is to make a cave to keep warm!

Small animals such as lemmings dig small snow pits to create an isolated environment for themselves, like the Inuit igloos. They also dig tunnels so they can survive comfortably in the wind and cold.

Animals such as foxes and wolves will put on thick fur to keep out the cold in winter. When the weather warms up, they will change to shorter hair.

Emperor penguins living in Antarctica often stand on cold ice and snow. The special circulatory system can regulate blood flow according to the temperature of the feet, so that the feet get enough blood, and the temperature is several degrees higher than the freezing point. Not frozen due to contact with ice.

Amphibians and reptiles such as turtles, snakes, and lizards hibernate during the winter, slowing their metabolisms until revived on warmer days.

Some migratory birds, when winter comes, will make long-distance migrations to warmer places to spend the winter! Recently, some yellow-breasted buntings have come to spend the winter in our zoo, and they can be seen occasionally in the rice fields in the local exhibition area.

Other animals may rely on the warmth created by humans to survive the winter. For example, some stray cats will get under the engine of the car and use the heat of the engine to warm their bodies. "