I Have a Safari Park

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

The same goes for wild animals!

Many times, people's fear or even hatred of animals actually comes from the unknown. With the in-depth understanding of them, unnecessary fear will gradually disappear.

Like the two climbing halls in the zoo, many people were very afraid of snakes at first, but through the popular science exhibition cards and the breeders' explanation and publicity, people realized that they do not provoke snakes, they will not actively attack people, and even snakes can befriend them. Friends, love family.

There are project animals such as pig-nosed snakes, and you can touch them yourself.

During this process, I gradually became less afraid, and I also understood that snakes are an important member of the ecosystem, and they cannot be harmed at will.

Fang Ye said with a smile: "So, although bats are ugly, don't despise them or even hurt them because of this."

Wang Yandao: "President Fang spoke very well.

In fact, bats are also very important cornerstone species. Although they usually appear at night and are very inconspicuous, they play a huge role in the ecosystem. "

The host leaned forward and appeared to listen carefully: "Oh?"

Wang Yandao: "Take mosquitoes, everyone hates mosquitoes, right?"

Fang Ye echoed: "I'm especially afraid of mosquito bites! When a mosquito bites, I will swell up a big bag, and I have the type of mosquito-repelling physique. I live in the same bedroom with people, and the mosquitoes will bite me if they don't bite others."

The environment in the zoo is good, of course, the chance of being bitten by mosquitoes is indispensable.

Fortunately, there is a systematic lottery, and some small props such as incense to repel mosquitoes are drawn out, which are more effective than mosquito nets, and mosquitoes will not fly in when the windows are open, so that he can sleep peacefully.

Wang Yandao: "Many bats feed on bugs. They are very important insect controllers, including mosquitoes, flies, moths, and many agricultural pests. Studies have shown that a bat can eat one-third of itself every night. weight of insects.

What is the concept? A 20-gram bat can prey on about 200-1000 small insects a night, and a bat can eat 15-20 mosquito-sized insects in one minute.

In a community, it is conservative to say that there are a dozen or twenty bats, which can eat tens of thousands of insects in one night. This is only what they eat on the surface, not including the offspring of these insects.

The reproduction speed of these small insects is very fast. Mosquitoes can lay two or three hundred eggs at a time after sucking blood. It only takes ten days and a half months from egg hatching to adult.

Without the presence of bats, these insects can only be controlled with pesticides or other means. "

The host was sincerely surprised: "Is it so powerful?"

At this time, the popularity of the show is getting higher and higher!

Many viewers are texting friends, or calling on family members to come and watch TV together.

Tang Xiaoxin was doing her homework and was called to allow her to watch TV together.

Originally, I wanted to laugh when I heard Fang Ye say that, because she also has a physique that attracts mosquitoes.

Seeing what Wang Yan said, his eyes widened: "One bat can kill thousands of mosquitoes in one night!"

Mother Tang was thoughtful at this time: "When I was a child, there were quite a few bats in front of my house, and I really haven't been bitten by mosquitoes very much."

Tang Xiaoxin wailed: "Why don't we have bats here! It would be great if there were more bats, and I would no longer be afraid of mosquitoes at night!"

Dad Tang pondered: "Bats are indeed rare now! If it weren't for this epidemic, I wouldn't know there were bats in the community."

Tang Xiaoxin has participated in farming activities to understand the impact of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on the rice field ecosystem. She has some guesses in her heart: "It is estimated that it is the reason for the pesticides! Frogs and dragonflies are also difficult to see now. When pesticides kill insects , poisoned the bats."

He sighed regretfully: "What a pity!"

Wang Yandao: "If there are no bats and these mosquitoes and flies are rampant, our risk of infectious diseases may increase tenfold, dozens of times.

And their control of agricultural pests. According to statistics, a group of 150 big brown bats in the Midwest of the United States can eat 15w leafhoppers, 19w gill beetles, 33w stink bugs, and 60w leaf beetles every year. Female leaf beetles lay 110 eggs, which can prevent the birth of 33 million leaf beetle larvae and save a large number of crops such as pumpkins and cucumbers. "

Fang Yedao: "We have a lot of traditional culture about bats in China. For example, the character 'Fu' posted on New Year's Eve usually has bats painted on it, right? There are also bat decorations on various utensils and buildings. When the time comes, gifts decorated with bats and deer will be given, plus the old man's birthday is 'Fu Lu Shou'.

Not only because of the homonym of bat and blessing, they can really bring good luck. Where there are bats, the chance of being bitten by mosquitoes will be reduced, and the yield of crops will be improved.

Think about it, if the bat is there, all kinds of bad things will happen. Would the ancients use it to make auspicious ornaments? Maybe the bat will be renamed Bat Evil and Bat Ugly. "

"Wow!"

The audience in front of the TV exclaimed.

If some fears have just been dispelled, the attitude towards bats is now greatly improved.

Previously, I had a faint feeling of remorse for the bat who insisted on driving away or even killing the bat!

This is to drive away the luck!

"Yes, bats have always been a symbol of auspiciousness. We have lived with bats for so many years, and nothing has happened."

"When I was a child, bats flew to the house to rest, and they flew away after staying overnight."

Wang Yan continued: "In addition to eating insects, bats are also the prey objects of other carnivores, such as monkeys, raccoons, raptors, and snakes. Birds and snakes are the main predators and are an indispensable part of the food web.

Bats are also important pollinators, with some feeding on nectar and pollen.

In the long evolutionary process, there are many plants whose flowers are highly specialized and even open at night to attract bats for pollination, such as gourd trees and cacti!

The flowers that depend on bats for pollination vary in size, some are large and have broad stamens; others may have petals that stick out, as if to provide a platform for the bats to drop pollen on as they approach the stamens.

There are also some bats that eat fruit. They are large in number and fly far. The seeds in the fruit cannot be digested and are spread out during the flight of the bats.

For cave-dwelling bats, their feces accumulate on the bottom of the cave, providing food for the insects and fungi that live in the cave.

So, if bats are to be wiped out on a large scale, the ecosystem will be hit hard. "