I Have a Safari Park

The breeder smiled and said, "Well, parrots eat pumpkins, but this is not only for eating, you can take a closer look!"

"Um?"

Hearing this, the children leaned their bodies close to the railing, stood on tiptoes, and observed more carefully.

Wang Haoran saw that the parrot seemed to pick out a black object from the pumpkin?

It seems to be a melon seed!

I used the bird's beak to bite hard for a long time, peeled off the shell and ate the melon seeds inside. After eating, he screamed twice, and then jumped back to the pumpkin. A melon seed came out from the inside. Happy look.

On the table of this food rack, in addition to pumpkins and water, there are a dozen scattered melon seeds scattered around, not very eye-catching, he hadn't noticed just now.

"There are melon seeds hidden in the pumpkin, and the parrot is eating melon seeds!" Wang Haoran said in surprise.

"real!"

"Parrots will peel melon seeds!"

Other children also discovered the secret.

"Yes!" said the breeder, "this is a kind of food enrichment. Does any classmate know what enrichment is?"

The children looked confused and shook their heads to show that they didn't know, but the study committee member Zheng Yan raised his hand.

She had listened carefully when she came to the zoo before, and at this time she was very self-confident: "Enrichment is to make animals live happier and more comfortable!"

Yang Sibo wondered: "Why do the parrots become happy when the seeds are hidden in the pumpkin? Aren't they all eaten?"

Wang Haoran: "Looking at how hard they eat melon seeds, I will peel them off. Are the parrots happier?"

"Um..." Although Zheng Yan felt wrong, she couldn't explain it a bit.

The breeder explained: "What the female classmate said just now is correct. Enriching actually means making animals live happier.

Why do the parrots become happy by hiding seeds in the pumpkin?

First of all, this can give the animals a sense of freshness. Compared to feeding them directly, today we dig a hole in the pumpkin and hide the seeds in it, which is equivalent to the rice your mother usually cooks, and then make a boiled egg alone. Today I combined it and made an egg fried rice!

Usually the meat is fried, but today I made a braised pork! Will you be very happy too? "

"Oh~" The children suddenly understood.

"happy!"

A little fatton said excitedly: "I like braised pork in brown sauce the most!"

The breeder said: "Although the parrot eats pumpkins, this pumpkin is not only food, it is also a toy.

Everyone sees that a parrot can’t easily grab a melon seed. It either stands on a pumpkin and the pumpkin will sway like a small ball, or stands on tiptoe on the platform, and then sticks its head in through the hole and reaches into the pumpkin. Duck melon seeds.

In this process, the parrot has exercised its foraging ability, balance ability, and the muscles of the head, neck and legs.

Animals spend a lot of time searching for food in the wild. In the process of foraging, all their abilities have been exercised.

Our food enrichment design is to respect the habits of animals in the wild, so that they can feel fun and challenge in the process of obtaining food.

Think about it, everyone. If the daily homework is 1+1 equals a few questions, you will only test this during the test, and the score will be 100 points every time. When you go home, your parents will cook the same meal for you. Does it feel boring? "

Children think about it, this is indeed the truth!

What's the point of doing one plus one every day, even if you can get 100 points every time.

"Quick!"

A few green parrots kept shouting lively, jumping and jumping around, and when one of the companions got the seeds and flew to the side to start nibbling, the next one immediately squeezed past.

Facing this pumpkin feeder, I was very excited.

The breeder said: "Although it is troublesome to bite the shells of melon seeds apart, after a lot of hard work, the food will be more flavorful. You see how fragrant they are.

The intelligence of birds is very developed, especially some parrots and corvides, which can even solve some very complicated problems.

For these smart animals, one of our keeper's jobs is to frequently change the type of food, provide a variety of different feeding methods, and increase the way and difficulty of feeding. "

Children look at these parrots eating, and they feel different.

Through the introduction of the pumpkin feeder by the breeder, empathy sprouted out of the vagueness.

It turned out to be intuitive, thinking that the needs of animals are to eat and drink enough, and parrots will peel them a melon seed, which will make them happier to eat.

Now I think from the perspective of animals, what do animals like?

It is necessary to understand the habits of animals to know what they need, what they like, and what people think is good but not good to animals.

Without understanding, it is very disrespectful and arrogant to think of how to be good for animals.

"Go away, keep going!" The teacher urged in front of the team.

If these children don't urge them, they can spend ten to twenty minutes in one place with relish, and they won't be able to visit a birdhouse during lunch.

Wang Haoran and the others looked at a few parrots and left reluctantly.

Zheng Yan held the notebook, showed the bird she had just drawn to the breeder, and asked, "What kind of bird is this?"

The breeder looked at it. Although the bird was painted crudely, the feather colors of several areas were marked, and he recognized it at a glance. He smiled and said, "Oh, this is a chestnut-headed starling!"

Walking on the corridor in the sky, the huge four-digit tree is already in front of you.

Fang Ye smiled and stood under the tree canopy, directing the parrot to perform a flight under the scorching eyes of the children.

The parrots hovered and flew around, showing off their beautiful posture to their heart's content.

As he blew a whistle, it landed on him and the surrounding treetops.

"Wow, the principal is amazing!"

"Teach me how the principal did it!"

"I will also be the principal in the future! I also want to command the parrots, let them fly wherever they fly!"

The children’s eyes are shining~www.readwn.com~呱唧呱唧"Applause vigorously!

Especially the little boy, dreaming of being an "animal general", can communicate with animals, a group of birds flying around in the sky, not to mention how prestigious.

"Eat, eat!"

Kim Martin stood on his shoulder, turned his head, yelled at him, and tapped his mouth lightly.

Fang Ye smiled while pulling out his pockets, "Okay, stop calling, stop calling, you are indispensable!"

As soon as he stretched out his hand, Kim Martin flew down.

Fang Ye touched its head and introduced: "This parrot is called Martin Martin. Its hobby is listening to songs and playing DJs. It is a very character parrot! Give it a very hilarious music. It will keep jumping with the melody of the music, flapping its wings continuously."

"Wow~"

The children are surprised, but the parrots have their own hobbies and personalities? Like listening to music?

Their knowledge of animals has been refreshed again.