I Have a Safari Park

Then I took the netizens to a nearby cage to have a look.

The cage was covered with a layer of fallen leaves, and there were low grass sheds and several high shelves. There was a feed basin and a water basin on the ground.

"Hey, what is this for? Why is the nest on the ground?"

"Didn't you see an owl?"

"Is this for raising chickens?"

Netizens speculated.

"If it was the Owl Primary School just now, this one belongs to the university! The grass hut on the ground is prepared for mice, isn't it very luxurious. We put some corn here to attract wild mice to come and settle down, which is equivalent to giving them Settled home allowance."

Fang Ye wandered around in the cage, saw a hole under the grass shed, raised his eyebrows and said, "That's right! A mouse has already come, and some corn has been spilled.

When these little owls have almost mastered their flying skills, they can be brought here to imitate hunting in the natural environment, without providing food, and let the owls catch mice to eat by themselves. "

"Mickey's House!"

"I was just about to say this!"

"Hahahaha! Take the bamboo shoots, trick the mice into killing them!"

"Good guy, where is this mansion, this is a murderous mansion!"

"Rat: This subsidy is not worth it!"

Fang Ye smiled and said: "How about it, our school is okay, right? It's definitely no problem to send letters to Hogwarts after graduation."

Then he said seriously: "However, no matter how good the school is, it is far from the teachings of the owl parents, so if you see the chicks, don't pick them up casually, and bring them back is to pit them.

Our rescue center often receives such calls, saying that if you see a bird on the ground and can't fly, it must have been abandoned by the parents and brought home for rescue. Ask how to raise it, and prepare to raise it yourself.

Take owls as an example, first of all, they are national second-class protected animals, and it is illegal to keep them privately.

Rescuing chicks is a very complicated, professional and energy-intensive thing. If you want to rescue, do you know what the birds eat and what trace elements need to be added? Can birds be taught to communicate with their fellows and to distinguish the meaning of different calls and behaviors? Can you teach it how to get food in nature and avoid predators? "

In many cases, although this kind of assistance comes from good intentions, it actually does bad things.

After listening to Fang Ye's questions, netizens suddenly pondered.

I never thought that it would be such a hassle to rescue chicks!

I think it might be possible to take it home, put it in a cage for a while, and just feed some rice and water.

"Headmaster, what should I do?"

Fang Yedao: "First observe the surrounding environment to see if there are any parent birds or nests, and then see if the young birds are injured. If there are no traumatic young birds, you can send them back to the nest or on the treetops nearby. , the parent bird will continue to feed it.

Or whatever is better than taking it home.

Although some baby owls can't fly, they are very good at climbing trees and can climb back by picking up the bark by themselves.

There are also grass owls. They either make nests on trees or build their nests on the ground. Others stay in the grass and are picked up by people who think they have fallen into their nests. The parents of the grass owls come back to see more collapse.

If there are stray cats and dogs nearby, the nesting place is close to the road, the environment is unsafe, or the bird is really injured, in this case, you can put the baby bird in a towel-lined cardboard box and contact the local rescue center.

Don't feed anything casually. The last time our rescue center received a call, the nest of the little horned owl had been found nearby, and it could be put back directly. As a result, the rescuer kindly fed the cub some millet, and the belly was well fed. It's a little swollen, so I can only bring it back for a few days and then put it back. "

"Wow, owls can still climb trees, and their posture is up!"

"/Laugh and cry, what is the brain circuit of feeding millet to owls? They are birds of prey!"

"Uh, don't laugh at me, I really thought it was enough for the chicks to feed millet!"

Some netizens asked: "Director, if the chicks are contaminated with human odors and sent back, will the parent birds still recognize them? Wouldn't they just abandon them and not keep them?"

Someone immediately retorted: "Birds have no sense of smell, how can they smell people!"

Fang Ye explained: "First of all, birds have a sense of smell, and some are very keen.

Birds of prey, like vultures, can smell carrion at great distances, and albatrosses, which can use scent to navigate.

Then there is the issue of abandonment.

Indeed, many mammals recognize odors, such as cats, lions, wolves. If the cubs of these animals are stained with odors, they may think that this is not their own child, and they will abandon or even kill infants. .

Birds, however, generally identify their young not by smell, but by appearance and sound, and they will continue to raise them even if they smell a human. "

"I think I should name myself" rewarded 20 rice balls!

"Seal, Han Qing" rewarded a rocket!

"Cornflower Rapid Fire Mortar" tipped a plane!

"Call the serious and responsible rescue of Linhai Zoo!"

"This kind of correct bird rescue science is too rare!"

"Director, do you want to post an article about bird rescue on your zoo's public account? I'll sort out what you said today, and I'll forward it to the circle of friends. It can be regarded as propaganda for animal protection."

"I think this knowledge should be written into biology textbooks."

"Work together to protect the cute animals!"

Fang Ye saw the tips and barrages from netizens, and smiled: "Thank you for your support!"

At this time, I came to a cage, and there was a strange-looking bird walking on the ground.

The feathers of the wings are black and white, and the mouth is thin and slender.

"Cuckoo~Cuckoo~"

The rhythm of the calls is even.

Seeing someone coming over, the big orange-yellow crown on top of the head suddenly opened vigilantly, looking very eye-catching.

"Hey, what kind of bird is this?"

"Woodpecker?"

Fang Ye said: "This is not a woodpecker, this is a hoopoe, nicknamed Stinky Aunt, and a coffin bird! A very common bird in China, it is distributed almost everywhere."

"Why does the principal say that I have never seen any common birds! / Cover your face"

"The only wild birds I've ever seen are magpies and sparrows!"

"We call this shit! There are a lot of units next to it."

"Why is it called Smelly Aunt? Is it stinky?"

Fang Ye said: "It smells very stinky, a smell of feces.

They may smear their bodies with feces or corpses or other rancid things, including the stinky fluid secreted by female birds during their breeding season and rubbed into their nests. This is considered a biological weapon to protect themselves and their children. Other animals don’t want to get close when they smell this smell. . "

Tucao said: "The hoopoe is very difficult to rescue, mainly because of nausea. After being rescued, he won't eat, and he has to go to feed and water himself. It is very uncooperative when feeding, and gets excited when it gets close. Spray you with shit."

"Hahaha, is it so miserable?"

"Long experience!"