The Year of the Monkey is approaching, and the members of the monkey family at Tianjin Zoo are very excited.
In addition to the most popular monkey image of Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West", in fact, there are many branches of the monkey family, and even orangutans are his close relatives.
Tianjin Zoo is home to nearly 20 species of primates such as golden snub-nosed monkeys, macaques and chimpanzees, with a total of more than 150 animals, most of which are rare animals in the world and national first-class protected animals.
Over the past few days, these apes, baboons, monkeys, and fishes from different species in the five continents and four oceans have been speaking in various "dialects" and have been crying incessantly to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Monkey.
It can be said that the global monkey king gathered in Jinmen to congratulate the citizens on the good fortune of the Year of the Monkey and send blessings for the Year of the Monkey.
When the Great Sage returned to Tianjin, there was the Monkey King
The monkeys in the zoo are originally all kinds of colorful, and this time the "Year of Life" is here again, which is even more noisy and lively.
Not to mention the 60 or so Chinese macaques on the Monkey Mountain, after several major tribal battles, achieved one monkey king after another, before the old monkey king was old, the domineering gradually lost, helpless to give up the throne Zen to the prince, but the prince was not in charge of the "government" for a long time, he was sent to a foreign zoo.
After the current Monkey King seized power and became the "Emperor", he hugged before going out, and the male and powerful ones had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the "two kings" and "three kings", and a new round of monkey king hegemony war was about to erupt in the Year of the Monkey.
"Monkey King" does not go to the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Monkey, which makes many people regret. In fact, the prototype of this famous monkey is the macaque. "In terms of looks, Sun Wukong's looks are close to macaques." The breeder said.
(Macaque)
The macaques of Monkey Mountain are the most interesting population in Tianjin Zoo. Monkey Mountain has a history of 40 years and is also a favorite place for tourists to visit, and many Tianjin people have childhood memories here.
But the rocky rockeries are a favorite place for macaques to play, jumping around on the rockeries. The highest point of Monkey Mountain is more than 5 meters, but the able-bodied monkeys have reached the top of the mountain in three clicks and two clicks. The most robust monkey king sits at the top, his tail cocked high, showing its majesty, and the other monkeys either scratch their ears and scratch their cheeks, or jump up and down, similar to the monkeys of Huaguo Mountain. For monkey buddies, it is their nature to be active.
During the Spring Festival, it will be a place of laughter and laughter. It is said that in order to consolidate the "Jiangshan", the Monkey King patrolled the mountains very diligently every day. If you are in time for the "Mountain Parade", you can also see the realistic version of the Huaguoshan Monkey King leading a group of young monkeys to "worship".
Monkey Ding thrives Hundred monkeys make a new year
The Ape House opposite Monkey Mountain is a major monkey colony in the park. There are more than 10 species of Chinese and foreign monkeys in the museum, forming a lively ape world. The bodies and tails of these monkeys come in a variety of colors, which is eye-opening. Recently, this group of monkeys has also been very active, jumping up and down from time to time, and the cries are echoed from time to time.
One of the white-cheeked gibbons is a famous bel canto singer in the garden, and every morning and dusk, the sound of their husband and wife "can't stop crying" can be heard all the way to the garden gate, which is considered to be an early New Year's greeting for the keepers and citizens.
(White-cheeked gibbon)
In 2012, the largest renovation project since the establishment of the ape hall suddenly introduced more than 10 kinds of exotic monkeys rarely found in China, these strange and ornamental monkeys, each with a unique style, is very recognizable.
A wide and black hair on the top of the head, like wearing a black "doctor's hat", the coat color around the eyes is very dark, there is an orange strip on the forehead, and it seems to wear a pair of gold wire glasses, and there is a pinch of white beard on the chin, more like the "old doctor", which is the "scarce talent" doctor monkey.
(Dr. Monkey)
The white nose is a significant feature of the white-nosed long-tailed monkey, which is white from the back of the nose to the tip of the nose, which is very cute and makes people like it at a glance. In the eyes of the keepers, the hanging monkey is also very clever, able to use simple tools, such as smashing the core head with a stone, throwing the coconut from a high place, and then eating it after landing on the ground.
(White-nosed long-tailed monkey)
The museum is a small animal hall in the museum is "little monkey home", 19 squirrel monkeys take this as their home, live and reproduce, and the sharp-eyed tourists will find that most of these small monkeys are only the size of small rabbits, and their New Year's wish is naturally to hope that the Year of the Monkey can grow up a little longer.
(Squirrel Monkey)
In addition, the zoo also has an orangutan hall, which lives with Arab baboons, green baboons, chimpanzees and other families, all of whom are "famous apes at home and abroad", but they have not lived alone for many years, or the "old wives and young husbands" are not very harmonious, so they hope to borrow some joy in the Year of the Monkey to dilute the separation between husband and wife, or to find a daughter-in-law.
(Arabian baboon)
(Green Baboon)
(Chimpanzee)
"Usually we mix apes together, but they are different: monkeys have tails, apes don't have tails; monkeys like to climb and jump, and apes can stand and walk." Breeder Pu Tongxi introduced.
These descendants of Sun Wukong, presumably after the ancestors made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, will also add a lively and prosperous atmosphere to the city zoo that welcomes the New Year.
Watch the monkey tribe "palace fight drama"
"In the world of zoo primates, any group of males, even if there are only two heads, there will be a monkey king." To watch "palace fighting dramas", you don't necessarily have to chase "The Legend of Mi Yue" or "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and other dramas, in the city zoo, you can also see a wonderful monkey family's "palace fighting drama".
In the monkey mountain in the park, every morning, the monkey king will take his "three palaces and six courtyards" to inspect the entire monkey mountain, get rid of the emperor's travels, hug before and after, and sit on the ground when he is tired, and the "concubines" will also step forward and carefully groom it to show submission. The monkey kingdom is hierarchical, the monkey king dominates all the female monkeys, and the queen manages the female monkeys, and the female monkeys are also very strong when they eat "vinegar". There are also female monkeys who are chased and bitten by the angry monkey king because they are secretly interacting with other male monkeys. The monkey king also went to three twilights and four, generally changing a few "pet concubines" in one or two years, and the joy of the new and the old were vividly reflected in this group of monkeys.
Don't look at the squirrel monkey is small, there must also be a big king, and the boss who is the largest and strongest when eating is always in the front. The ring-tailed lemur next to it is also a must-see, the ring-tailed lemur is also a "big family" in the city zoo, in contrast to other monkey groups, the ring-tailed lemur is a matrilineal clan, and the "female" is the most landed, so the monkey king is a female monkey, headed by the strongest female monkey, and the "male" can only be the "prince".
But there are also happy monkey families in the park. Look at the "love and love family" of the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, the 8-year-old male monkey and the 5-year-old female monkey are in love, often hugging each other, grooming, cute and harmonious; and gibbon husband and wife, often the two monkeys are intimately tired together. It is really full of "ape" spring color can not be closed.
Tsumon Daisei has "Ten Most"
The most pro-people macaque
The prototype of the well-known Qitian Great Saint Sun Wukong, visitors must see macaques in the park, and the stay in Monkey Mountain is also the longest.
The most mini squirrel monkey
It looks very cute like a clown, only the size of a bunny, and its movements are gentle and cute.
The most beautiful golden snub-nosed monkey
The high-value Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey is recognized as the "most beautiful monkey king". The golden yellow brilliant "cape", the long golden hair from the neck to the base of the tail, especially the male monkey, is dazzling. It is even rarer than the number of pandas, and it is also a treasure of the town garden.
The best moving gibbons
Gibbons are active by nature, and like to constantly climb and play in the animal house, swinging around with their long arms hanging on the bar, without idleness. At the same time, they are known as singers, their vocal range is wide, the voice is thick, very infectious and penetrating, several apes in the park, whether solo or chorus, are open mouths, if you are lucky enough to hear them "sing a song", it will be worth the trip.
The most temperamental ring-tailed lemur
It is most characteristic of the long tails of 11-12 black and white rings. Ring-tailed lemurs love to their tails, and the higher they are, the more temperamental they are. In the monkey group, the tail is a great disrespect to the monkey king, which is bound to trigger a fight, but this kind of monkey is different, every person cocks its tail, but also than the race to see who is cocked high, have shown their temperament, like a peacock opening the screen "to compete". The 28 ring-tailed lemurs in the park will bask in the sun every day, and when basking in the sun, they will not forget to show their temperament, all hands and feet are stretched out, and the hair of the whole body must be sunned for tourists to see, not shy at all.
The ugliest mountain fish
The "horror star" of the zoo looks like the ghost Yan Luo in the Peking Opera mask. However, a pair of young mountain fish in the park have not yet been able to show the same psychedelic face color as another adult mountain fish.
The most erudite Doctor Monkey
Dr. Monkey lives up to its name, knows many life skills, and its white beard is really more and more elegant. Moreover, he has a quiet demeanor and a code of conduct, and is also the most civilized monkey in the world.
The most imposing lion-tailed monkey
And Dr. Monkey one article and one martial art. Lion-tailed monkeys are "the most majestic monkeys in the world" because they have gray-white manes on their heads, the style of a male lion, and the tail ends also have tufts like lion's tails.
The smartest chimpanzees
Chimpanzees are the closest "close neighbors" to humans, they are the psychic animals with the closest way of thinking to humans, and they are naturally the most intelligent.
The most serious baboon
According to the keeper, the baboon had never been seen smiling.