I don't know if you have seen the animated movie "Madagascar", which is a very funny American cartoon that depicts the funny story of a group of animals in New York's Central Park who fled to Africa.
The characters in the film are all kinds of animals, in addition to the cute protagonists - lions, zebras, giraffes and hippos, the supporting characters are also very outstanding, the most impressive of which is the penguin squad, they are so popular with the audience that the Americans have made a special animated drama for them - "Penguins of Madagascar".
In addition to the penguins, there was one guy who impressed me – King Julian XIV of Madagascar. He is the leader of the lemurs, a complete narcissist, flying and domineering, but also full of vitality, and can transmit this vitality to others. He is very fond of singing and dancing, and is often intoxicated by his dancing style. His mantra is: "My moves are yummy!" ("My jump is awesome!") ”）、 "Move your body！" ("Swing your body!") ”）。
Reading this, you must think that I am going to talk about the movie "Madagascar"...
In fact, a family entertainment film like this, you can only see it in person to feel the "laughing fruit", no matter how much I rack my brains to explain, it is not as good as the funny dialogue, exaggerated action and clever settings in the movie.
Don't talk about movies, talk about what?
A while ago, my cousin came to play during the summer vacation, and I went to the zoo with him, and in the garden I saw the prototype of King Julian: the ring-tailed lemur.
In addition to the "king", we also saw a lot of interesting animals - cute squirrel monkeys, lazy totoroes, elegant ostriches, gorgeous flamingos, docile sika deer...
So, I'm going to share these cute animals with you today.
Qingdao has two zoos, one is the Qingdao Zoo located in Zhongshan Park in Shinan District, and the other is the Qingdao Forest Safari Park located in Xiaozhu Mountain, West Coast New Area. We went to the latter.
Although it is called a "safari park", it is not like what everyone sees on TV: you need to sit in the car and shut yourself up and watch the free wild animals outside. It's more like a normal zoo, and most of the animals are kept in cages.
As soon as you enter the door, the first thing you see is Parrot Paradise.
The blue-gold parrot and the crimson macaw are not shy at all, looking at the tourists who look at them:
▲ Blue gold parrot
▲ Crimson macaw
I remember when I went to Qingdao Zoo before, I also saw this kind of parrot, but I was locked in a glass cover and buried my head in doing my own thing - tongue kiss? Ignore humans at all.
After walking inside for a while, we came to the parrot performance stage. There are regular parrot shows every day, and you can take photos with the parrots after the end.
The following white parrot is very clever and can put different shapes of pieces in the corresponding grid:
The parrot is an acrobatic performer: walking a tightrope
Climb up calmly:
Calmly walk the tightrope: (it doesn't seem to be difficult at all for it)
Parrot raises the flag: (Rise up, people who do not want to be slaves... ）
Another acrobat: the parrot stepped on the drum
Parrot swing: small head swinging around, quite good at playing, small sample!
The performance was over, and it was time for the photo session. The people who ran to the stage were all children, and they liked parrots very much, but when they really carried the parrots on their shoulders, they were so scared that they shouted to take them away...
The parrots were quiet under the guidance of the beast trainer, but they still frightened the children from moving:
Everyone was eating and chatting, laughing and taking pictures, how happy, I was in the corner, like an onion at the bottom of the plate, always a condiment...
When the "star" parrots and the "fans" take a photo, the parrot is lonely in the corner...
Friends from Africa: ostriches, zebras, giraffes and hippos.
The ostrich is the largest surviving bird in the world, but don't look so big, the guts are very small. As soon as you are frightened, you can pull your leg and run, and the speed can reach 65 kilometers per hour, that is, about 6 seconds to run a hundred meters - finish the Bolt!
If it is too late to escape, it will bury its head and neck in the sand (disguised as rocks or bushes), so there is a sentence after a break: The ostrich in the desert - gu head does not care about the stomach.
If you are forced into a desperate situation - if you can't run the predator and have nowhere to bury your head, you will kick the opponent.
If you've watched an ostrich gallop on TV, it's a gallop, and God didn't let it fly, so he gave it a pair of powerful hind limbs. When the leisurely ostrich walks slowly, it is like a proud model, graceful and graceful.
In Madagascar, Zebra is a broken-mouthed man named Marty who spends his days nagging about whether he has black bars on a white background or a white stripe on a black background. The zebras in the zoo are much quieter, just leisurely grazing, and for three foodies, the mouth is not used to nag:
Giraffes are the tallest extant terrestrial animals and can reach as high as 6-8 meters. It is said that giraffes rarely sleep, sleeping only two hours a night, and they are in a standing state of false sleep, because their necks are too long, and rest is to rest their necks on branches.
I don't know if it is because of the lack of sleep caused by the neurasthenia, the giraffe in Madagascar is set up as a character: careful, talking and nagging, nervously worrying about his body every day, and wearing protective gear in the zoo. It was hard to get to the forest to recover its vigor, and I was casually fooled by my kind and thought that I was terminally ill, and began to "bury myself" in the pit...
Its name is Melman, although it usually looks nervous, but at the critical moment it has extraordinary courage, kindness and justice, and finally confesses to each other with hippogloria, and finally becomes a family.
It is worth mentioning that Melman's voice actor is David Humer, his most well-known role is Ross in the American drama "Friends", and he also played a timid neurotic professor in the movie "Insignificant", as if his temperament is very suitable for this kind of somewhat neurotic role.
There are two hippos in the zoo, one big and one small, the little hippopotamus named "Qinghe", which was born on March 18 this year. It's only 4 months old (we went in July), but it's already a behemoth.
Don't look at the hippopotamus usually cute, in Africa, hippos are even lions dare not easily provoke the existence, not to mention crocodiles that also live in the water.
This is because hippos have very thick skins that are not easy to bite, and their size is second only to elephants and rhinos, with a body length of more than three meters and an average weight of 1.5 tons. Even the 4-month-old little Qinghe looked about the same size as an adult Tibetan mastiff. Hippos can grow large, bite very strong, and can even bite off crocodiles.
Therefore, although the crocodile is very arrogant, it cannot be called the handle in the water, and when it sees the hippopotamus, it still swims silently like a little brother.
And lions who fight alone dare not and have difficulty hunting an adult hippopotamus, even a lion herd, may not be able to successfully round up a hippopotamus. I once watched a video of four lions besieging a hippopotamus, some attracting attention in the front, some jumping on the hippopotamus from behind to bite, but after a stalemate for half a day, they failed to put the hippopotamus down. Later, the hippos ran into the mud swamp, and the lion was unable to move, and he had no choice but to leave in ashes. The hippopotamus, on the other hand, was bitten several times, was not affected at all, and was swimming in the muddy water.
In Madagascar, Hippo is a female character named Gloria, a close and caring companion. Under Gloria's chubby figure is not a shy girl, but a very cheerful and brave female hippopotamus, who is always unhurried and encourages her companions in distress.
King Julian is coming!
Ring-tailed lemur, home in the African island of Madagascar.
The ring-tailed lemur is the only lemur that is active during the day, has a mild temperament, and usually likes to gather together in groups, comb each other's hair, or play in trees and forage for food.
When active, its beautiful ring tail is often cocked high, like a flag of black and white stripes, which is very eye-catching, even at a distance, which is a signal for ring-tailed lemurs to keep in touch with each other when roaming in high grass or woods. The tail also emits odors in the air, each of which is as easily distinguishable as a person's fingerprint, showing the different positions of its owners in the group, so individuals with broken tails will be in a very disadvantageous state in the population.
Every day when the sun rises to a certain height, the ring-tailed lemur spreads its limbs and faces the sun, so that the warm sunlight sprinkles on the chest, abdomen, arms and thighs to drive away the cold of the night, so people call it "sun worshipper". In the society of the ring-tailed lemur, the female is responsible for directing the operation, and the female and cub also enjoy the privilege of survival first, which may be due to the fact that there are no large carnivores in the area and there is no need to rely on strong males to protect the group.
If you can get the throne of the leader in the matriarchal community, King Julian can also be regarded as the Wu Zetian of the lemur group. Julian, the "sun worshipper," is indeed as vibrant and radiant as the sun.
The sika deer in the garden are very gentle and friendly, and they are not afraid of people at all.
I plucked some grass from the ground and reached into the iron mesh, and it immediately came up and licked and chewed, which was very cute, but unfortunately could not reach in and touch it.
The two-horned hornbillon is a large bird with a body length and wingspan of more than one meter. Its biggest feature is that its mouth is very large, and the leading edge forms two horn-like protrusions, like the large horns on the nose of a rhinoceros, which is very powerful, hence the name double-horned hornbill.
When we went, we saw three two-horned hornbills, two "warming" and the other as if it were whistling. At least from a distance:
Take a closer look and see that this is not the case. One hornbill was pecking at the other's eye, and the pecked hornbill's eyes were oozing blood, constantly shaking its head to avoid it, and the hornbill above would not stop its mouth.
The third hornbill calls from time to time, and does it also think that the hornbill above is bullying and wants to call on the keeper to come and intervene.
My cousin thought it might be a characteristic behavioral ritual of the two-horned hornbill, and I didn't think so. Sure enough, later when we passed here again, both the "bully" and the "victim" were taken away by the breeders.
The following is to introduce you to a very, very cute little monkey - squirrel monkey.
Look at a few photos first, cute or not, you say!
Look left:
Look right:
Don't talk, there seems to be an insect here!
I scratch! Aha, finally caught one, can eat a meal!
Uh-huh... Well, it tastes good, grab another one...
Squirrel monkeys are small monkeys native to South America that are easy to domesticate and breed, and are now being kept as pets.
Squirrel monkeys are omnivorous and prefer to eat a variety of fruits and small insects. The body is very small, only 20-40 cm, lively and active, often jumping between the branches, very cute.
Macaques are more common monkeys in nature, and there are also six-eared macaques that compete with the Monkey King in journey to the West, and are difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Macaques are highly social animals, and in a group of monkeys, in addition to the monkey king, there are various positions, such as sentinels.
When we went to Macaque Mountain, at first there were no monkeys on the hill (a large courtyard enclosed by a high wall), and after a while, a detective sentry appeared on the wall in the distance, walking slowly toward us:
Probably thinking that the two of us were not hostile, or even if there was hostility, my cousin and I were not strong enough to pose a threat compared to the huge group of monkeys, so soon, a lot of macaques came out of the cracks in the rocks in the mountains, came to us, stopped at a distance of about 20 meters from us, stopped and observed, in their eyes, my cousin and I were just two monkeys with different smells.
The sentry had the audacity to climb straight up to the stone wall less than a meter away from us, and then sat there, looking at us for a moment, looking around for a while, perhaps reporting the "intruder" information to the Monkey King in time.
I was wearing a hat at the time, and I wondered if this guy would take advantage of my lack of attention and jump down and snatch my hat to ask the Monkey King for credit, after all, the monkeys on Mount Emei have heard a lot of things about "robbing" tourists.
In order to test my idea, I deliberately and slowly took off the hat, and sure enough, it attracted the attention of the "sentry", it stared at my hat tightly, I made a fake gesture of throwing the hat out, this guy stood up at once, with a sinister face, it must have thought I was going to attack it. In other ways, other animals may be frightened and run away, but this macaque is not afraid at all, although my body is several times larger than it, it will never allow us to offend their territory, not only that, but also covet my hat!
Finally, I covered my hat and left with my cousin — I was afraid that as soon as I turned around, the "sentry" would immediately pounce, after all, it was too hot and I still needed a hat to shade the sun. Otherwise, I will give it a hat, such a loyal and brave "sentry", worthy of the reward!
In addition to the outdoor animals in the zoo, there is also a magic house, like a castle in a fairy tale, where children can go inside to see the performance.
There is also an interesting indoor pavilion, the Kofu Pavilion, which exhibits a variety of animals that are either terrifying or cute.
Golden-headed Monitor Lizard:
The Golden-headed Monitor Lizard is one of the larger species of monitor lizards, and although it has a large body, it is very agile in movement, not only good at swimming in the water, but also climbing short trees. It can prey on fish in the water, climb to trees to prey on birds and insects, in addition to eating frogs, snakes, birds, eggs of various animals (more preference for eggs), etc., occasionally eat animal carcasses, and often climb to the village to steal poultry.
Green iguana:
The green iguana is one of the more popular reptile pets in the United States. They are generally about 2.0 meters long, weigh up to 8 kilograms, and are pure vegetarians, feeding on the leaves, flowers and fruits of plants.
Burmese Python:
The Burmese python is one of the six giant snake species in the world. It is an endemic species in Southeast Asia, mostly in tropical rainforests. They are easier to reach in some places close to water sources, and sometimes they are found on trees. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest Burmese python is 9.75 meters long, but most of the individuals are within five meters.
Golden Python:
The golden python is an albino mutant of the Burmese python and is a very rare mutant species. Adults of golden pythons can grow to about 7 meters long. If a golden python in the wild has the opportunity to mate with another golden python, it will pass on its unique genes to the next generation, but this probability is very small, so the golden python is very rare. It is mainly found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and northern Thailand.
Tarsier:
Tarsiers, also known as tarsal monkeys, are one of the smallest monkeys on Earth and can only be found in Southeast Asia. Animals that are nocturnal, usually build habitats in trees and live with other family members. Tarsiers are only the size of a human fist and have a long tail that at first glance looks similar to a mouse or squirrel. In addition, tarsiers are the only primates in the world that do not eat plants, generally feeding on insects such as locusts, crickets, flies and mosquitoes. They are not very afraid of humans, but they are extremely difficult to keep, and the number of successful breeding in zoos is almost zero.
Lorises:
Lorises, also known as bee monkeys, are small and slow-moving, and are lower monkeys with a body length of 28 to 38 cm. Two small ears are hidden in the round, furry head, the eyes are round and large, and the tail is short and hidden in the hairy bushes. Bee monkeys inhabit tropical rainforests and subtropical monsoon forests, live entirely in trees, rarely go to the ground, and prefer to move alone. The movement is particularly slow, and only when it is attacked, it is accelerated, hence the name "lorises". Curled up in a ball during the day and resting in a large tree hole or resting on branches, it comes out at night to feed, feeding on the fruit of plants, and also preying on insects, birds and eggs.
Since these guys are very lazy, no matter how tourists try to knock on the glass (it is not recommended to do so), they just hold their stomachs against you and stay motionless. So I took a picture from the Internet and asked everyone to see what this lazy guy really looked like:
Brazilian tortoise:
The Brazilian tortoise is a species of aquatic turtle. Because of its two thick red stripes on the sides of the back of the head, it is also called the red-eared turtle. Native to the central United States to northern Mexico, the red-eared turtle is richly farmed and sold in large quantities due to its medicinal, ornamental, and edible value, as well as its low price, easy rearing, and bright colors.
The Brazilian tortoise is now the most common species in the world's reptile pet trade. Because of its extremely high intraspecific density and strong interspecific competitiveness, it has invaded Places such as Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and the Americas (non-native), and is listed as one of the 100 most dangerous invasive alien species in the world.
Shadow Monitor Lizard:
How could there be such a magical name? What does the Little Crooked (Shadow Hunter) in Warcraft have to do with it?
In fact, it doesn't matter, because their slender bodies have shadow-like stripes, hence the name. Shadow monitor lizards are found in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand closer to Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, and java. It is a first-class protected animal in China and is distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, and the southern part of Yunnan.
Blue-tongued Dragon:
Blue-tongued dragon is a very docile and easy-to-breed lizard. It is found on mainland Australia and nearby islands, as well as in Indonesia and New Guinea. As the name suggests, their tongues are blue and usually stretch out from time to time.
Ball Python:
Ball pythons live in Central and West Africa, where they prefer low-light environments and become active at dawn and dusk. In Europe, they are called "royal pythons", while in the United States they use the term "ball pythons" because when they feel nervous, they curl their bodies into a tight ball and hide their heads firmly in the center. Like many other pythons, the ball python is a mild snake. It feeds mainly on small mammals.
Totoro:
In fact, this little guy is not a cat, on the contrary, he belongs to the rodent (rodents) - woolly rats. The reason why it is called "Totoro" is because of the popularity of Hayao Miyazaki's cartoon "Totoro" in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the late 1980s. Because the woolly mouse looks very similar to the "totoro" in the film, everyone later called it totoro.
When I went, Totoro was on a "lunch break", failed to take a good photo, posted a photo on the Internet below, let's see if it's cute:
Totoro in Miyazaki's anime
▲ The woolly mouse is not very similar to totoro
After seeing the small animals in the Kofukan, let's go see the beasts of prey.
Siberian tiger, also known as Siberian tiger. This kind of big cat is very common in zoos, and I've seen it in other zoos before. However, the numbers I had seen before were very small, just one or two, and they were lying on the ground, not at all lively. I don't know if it is an adult tiger, the tiger is middle-aged and does not like to play.
This time I saw all the sub-adult Siberian tigers, the so-called "sub-adults", that is, the appearance is similar to the adults, but it is not yet fully mature, it can be understood as a juvenile tiger, may not be playing with the heart, nearly 10 tigers in the yard chasing and playing, from time to time roaring a voice, low and thick, worthy of the majesty of the "king of the hundred beasts".
Two lions, a male and a female, were lazy, resting on the ground, and it had just rained a little, and the hot weather was slightly cooler, and the animals felt very comfortable.
There is also a pond in the zoo where swans, ducks and carp play in the water.
There are also gorgeous and noble flamingos, washing and foraging by the water's edge, like ladies in red dresses gathering together to party:
The chicken below was very interesting, and when he saw that I was photographing it, he walked straight up to me, and finally stopped in front of the glass and stared at me curiously:
This heron is much more "high and cold", like a proud long-legged model, staring into the distance, motionless.
This cockatoo is so cute, its small head swings around, left and right, and it is not idle for a moment. If a nursery rhyme sounds at this time, you will definitely feel like a kindergarten child dancing.
In addition to various animals, flowers are also blooming in the garden, decorating the homes of these lovely creatures with colorful colors:
If you insist on reading this, then I have shared all my interesting observations in the zoo with you.
I don't know if you will find these animals as interesting and cute as I am.
If you also like animals, which one is your favorite among the diverse animals?
I look forward to your message to tell me.