pappabearbooks Chapter 2629 Fantastic Beasts in the Garden 35
Chapter 2629 Fantastic Beasts in the Garden 35
Visit the zoo on behalf of others.
Completely different from the natural style of Zhenyang Zoo, the facilities here are more modern. However, due to poor management and lack of maintenance, many facilities are showing signs of disrepair and exude a sense of depression.
This animal transfer and shelter activity was supervised by the local Forestry Bureau and was carried out in the form of a half-auction and half-negotiation arrangement.
The purpose is to find suitable new homes for these animals who have lost their support as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming displaced or suffering a worse fate.
Bai Rending arrived early with Jinchen.
His intention in this trip was to introduce new members to the Zhenyang Zoo to enrich the species diversity of the park. In addition, now that he has Jinchen as a plug-in, he is not worried about the subsequent breeding and operating funding issues.
But no matter how much we think about it, we will still encounter various uncertainties in reality.
Not long after the two of them walked into the zoo gate, they saw several zoo directors gathered outside the fence of the artificial forest that simulated a wild wetland environment. Among them was Director Wei, who had previously accompanied Director Jiang of the Forestry Bureau to Zhenyang Zoo and had some subtle opinions about Bai Rendong.
They were pointing inside the fence and talking in low voices, and the atmosphere was quite heated.
In the enclosure, there is a pair of extremely precious red-crowned cranes with long and pointed beaks.
Several zoo directors were obviously very interested in this pair of precious red-crowned cranes and were testing each other's bidding.
In Zhenyang Zoo, there are already quite a few birds that have voluntarily come down from the mountain, and they are of rich species. Bai Rendong originally had no intention of joining in the fun, but he subconsciously took a few more glances when passing by.
This sight made him frown slightly. The two red-crowned cranes didn't look right, as if they were sick and listless.
Jin Chen, who was following him, also noticed it. He paused for a few seconds on the pair of crested ibises, tilted his head slightly and asked Bai Rendong, "Do you want them?"
Bai Rendong responded softly, "They look... uncomfortable?"
Jinchen observed them carefully for a while and shook his head slightly. "They are not as smart as the animals in our mountains. There is no way to communicate directly. I need to get closer."
"Let's go and take a look." Bai Rendong said without much hesitation.
For some reason, he had an inexplicable premonition that if left alone, the subsequent situation of this pair of crested ibises in poor condition might not be very optimistic no matter which zoo bought them.
Whether out of his sense of responsibility as an animal researcher in the past or as the director of a zoo now, he cannot turn a blind eye.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I approached the crowd, I ran into an old acquaintance.
When Director Wei looked up and saw Bai Rendong, he was surprised, but then he put on a polite smile and said, "Hey, Director Bai, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be interested in this pair of crested ibis."
Bai Rendong didn't want to exchange pleasantries with him, so he nodded politely as a greeting, and then turned his gaze back to the red-crowned crane in the fence.
Jinchen walked straight to the fence, squatted down, and spoke directly to the two crested ibises with his eye level. His voice was clear and bright, "Hello."
The principals around: “???”
Who is this person!
The two listless red-crowned cranes were also startled and looked at Jinchen in confusion. The male red-crowned crane cooed twice.
They are incredible.
I can actually understand everything this human is saying!
Jinchen ignored the looks the principals gave him and continued asking, "Why are you feeling unwell? I can help."
The principals looked at each other with different expressions, some found it funny, some found it puzzled.
The staff member who was looking after the crested ibis was getting a little nervous and stepped forward. "Sir, they're probably just about to move to a new environment. They're a little stressed and in a bad mood. It's nothing serious."
Jinchen raised his eyes and looked at the staff member, "Is your name also Crested Ibis?"
Staff: “…Of course not.”
Jinchen: "Then I ask Crested Ibis, what will you answer?"
staff member:"……"
This person is here to cause trouble!
He was furious and said fiercely, "Do you really expect them to answer you? They are just birds!"
Hearing this, Bai Rending's face turned cold.
He stepped forward and stood in front of Jinchen. "Is this how your garden treats buyers?"
"As a professional breeder, can't you see that the spirit and condition of these two crested ibises are not right?"
After being questioned by Bai Rendong, the staff member opened his mouth but could not say anything.
Director Wei couldn't help but chuckle sarcastically and interrupted, "Hey, Director Bai, those marketing gimmicks your Zhenyang Zoo uses online, claiming that animals are intelligent and human-like, are fine for fun, but why are you still using them in such a formal occasion? Could it be that this employee of yours really knows how to interact with animals..."
"Shut up first." Jinchen looked at him impatiently, "You're disturbing me."
It's difficult to interact with ordinary animals, and you have to guess and understand them at the same time.
Director Wei: “…”
He almost couldn't catch his breath and his face looked very ugly.
Jinchen ignored her and continued to focus his attention back on the crested ibis. "Don't you want to talk?"
The male crested ibis sensed a strange animal scent on Jinchen, which was even stronger than theirs. He tilted his head to look at him again, cooed a few times again, the sound more rapid than before, and touched the female crested ibis next to him with his long beak.
Then, the two red-crowned cranes turned to Jinchen, cooed one after another, and took two steps towards Jinchen.
Jinchen listened carefully for a while, then walked over to Bai Rendong. "They dislike the poor water quality here. The female bird has some infection and is feeling unwell, so she's listless."
"How is that possible?" the staff member immediately retorted subconsciously.
Even the deputy director of the Daiguan Zoo, who was accompanying several zoo directors on the tour, couldn't help but defend him: "This young man, please don't speak carelessly."
"Although our zoo is facing difficulties and is about to close, we are absolutely committed to caring for the animals here. How could there be any problem with the water quality?"
If this gets out, it will only make things worse!
Director Wei also recovered and chimed in sarcastically, "Young people, for the sake of attention, it's understandable that they say some sensational things."
Jin Chen looked at the two crested ibis and said, "If you dislike the water here, lift your left foot. If you don't dislike it, lift your right foot."
Crested Ibis: “…”
This person is so weird!
But I dare not disobey.
Under the stunned gaze of everyone, the two extremely precious and usually extremely elegant red-crowned cranes, a first-class national protected species, raised their left feet together.
Everyone present: “!!!”
This slap in the face came too quickly and too directly, it was simply unbelievable.
Bai Rendong walked to the artificial pool next to him, squatted down, dipped his finger in some water, and put it to his nose to smell it carefully.
The water has no peculiar smell, but the water at the edge of the pool near the shade of the rockery is turbid and has a lot of scale.
He pushed aside the overgrown aquatic plants and looked at the water inlet at the bottom of the pond.
"Deputy Director," Bai Rendong stood up, "Could it be that there's something wrong with the filtration system or the circulation pump? It hasn't been cleaned or maintained for a long time, so the water has gone bad?"
"You've been busy with the park closure lately. Are you really doing daily inspections?"
The deputy director was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "This..."
"That's true. There's been a lot going on lately, and the filtration system seems... to have not been inspected for a while."
Jinchen moved his fingertips and passed two strands of healing magic power to the wronged red-crowned crane.
The discomfort of the red-crowned cranes was greatly reduced, and they felt a lot more relaxed all over!
They suddenly raised their heads and looked at Jinchen, trotting over and rubbing their heads and necks against Jinchen's trouser legs affectionately, without any of the reserve and aloofness of national treasure birds.
All the principals were jealous and envious!
Unfortunately, they do not have this magical ability to communicate with animals.
But the head teacher was already scheming and ready to make a move. His intention to poach employees was written all over his face, and he even wanted to step forward and hand over his business card.
Bai Rendong took in the probing look and frowned.
Before anyone could act, he stepped forward and said to the deputy director, "Zhenyang Zoo has decided to participate in the auction of this pair of crested ibis. I will submit a report on their removal to your zoo and the Forestry Bureau later to go through the formal procedures."
What else could the deputy director say? The facts were before his eyes. He was in the wrong, and the other party was so determined to win. "Okay, okay, Director Bai."