I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 398 The Docile Capybara

Yingying's father recalled the contents of the exhibit panel, "Because the Amur paradise flycatcher is so beautiful, there have been quite a few people in the past who wanted to keep one, but it's one of the hardest birds to rear, requiring live insects like moths, and usually, they die within a few days of being caught."

He added, "The birds that our country allows as pets are actually very few, only nine species."

The nine species are budgerigars, cockatiels, rosy-faced lovebirds, rainbow finches, canaries, Sunda zebra finches, long-tailed finches, white-rumped munias, and Java sparrows.

Dongdong's father exclaimed in surprise, "Nine species, that's it? What about parrots, Chinese Hwamei, sparrows, mynas, larks, pigeons, aren't there more than nine species there?"

Before, Yingying's father thought the Bali myna was beautiful with its pure white feathers; Yingying particularly liked it and even asked the animal keeper if this type of bird could be kept! To know that only nine species are permitted was just as surprising for him.

"Yup, mynas, larks, Chinese Hwamei, although these are very common birds in the bird market, they are all illegal! Unless you have a breeding certificate. Because of trapping for cage-rearing, their wild populations have significantly declined. Pigeons should be considered domestic fowl, just like chickens, ducks, and geese."

Dongdong's father couldn't help but sigh, "It seems many people aren't aware of this. Indeed, there's a constant need to learn."

Dongdong's mother, "Eh, what's going on up ahead, why is it so lively?"

The valley's waterfall flowed down, forming a small pond here!

On the grassy shore were two brown-furred animals, over a meter long, looking like giant rabbits, one soaking in the pond, the other lying on a stone at the edge of the pond.

These creatures were naturally capybaras, which had been brought here before the New Year and placed in the avian exhibit.

A crowd of adults and children surrounded them, squatting next to the capybara on the grass, with an animal keeper nearby managing order, "Don't all crowd together, back up a bit, please."

Liu Xueqing speculated with some curiosity, "What kind of animal is this, a porcupine? But don't porcupines have a lot of spines on their back?"

With its blocky head and large nostrils, it looked a bit ugly at first glance, but on a second look, it seemed rather cute!

Awkwardly cute.

The capybara was eating grass, with its eyes half-closed, as if it had just finished a spa massage, intoxicated by the aromatherapy, ready to fall asleep at any moment.

In fact, the capybara usually wore this expression, carrying a serene aura like one who practices asceticism, detached from worldly concerns.

Even though so many people surrounded it, its expression remained very calm, not appearing to be very afraid, meandering on the grass, occasionally bowing its head to nibble on some grass.

The capybara in the pond swam around slowly, and a few green parrots hopped and chirped cheerfully on its back, enjoying themselves as if it were a floating island in the water.

They occasionally pecked at the capybara's head, tugged at its ears, and even daringly pecked at its nose.

The capybara only closed its eyelids and twitched its ears when the parrots pecked at its eyes.

The capybara lying on the stone was accompanied by a rather large macaw.

It was Jin Martin, who gently tapped the capybara's head with his blue-green wings and, with his beak near its ear, made the human attention-seeking "tsk tsk" sound, then said, "Hello?"

The capybara, with its eyes closed, seemed to be resting and had no interest in responding.

Jin Martin looked up, his eyes shifting slyly, evidently concocting some mischievous plan.

Hopping to the other side, he approached its ear again and whispered, "My name is Jin Martin!"

"Hello!"

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"The sun sets behind the mountain, the Yellow River flows into the sea!"

"Happy New Year! Hippy New Yeah!"

"Wishing you prosperity! May all your wishes come true!"

These last two phrases were recently taught by the animal keeper as the New Year approached.

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The capybara wanted to sleep soundly, to rest for a while, but Jin Martin harassed it so much by constantly talking next to its ear that it felt like the whispering of a demon!

Even for an animal as laid back as a capybara, it couldn't help feeling a bit annoyed.

It climbed down from the rock and with a "splash" jumped into the pond, sinking straight to the bottom.

After teasing the capybara and having its fun, Jin Martin cackled twice, flapped its wings, and flew away, with the parrot minions following suit.

However, it wasn't long before several birds flew down again, chirping incessantly above the capybara's head.

The animal keeper explained, "The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Though their name includes 'pig', they are not related to pigs but to mice! Their tails have degenerated to almost nothing.

They are semi-aquatic animals that usually live near water. Capybaras can run pretty fast on land and are also very agile in water, where they hide when danger threatens. To avoid predators, they can stay underwater for about 5 minutes at most!"

Their short and strong limbs, webbed toes, and these features make them excellent swimmers. Their short and tough brown fur dries quickly after they come ashore. They can even sleep in choppy waters.

Capybaras are very laid-back animals! They have a gentle nature and are the social butterflies of the animal kingdom, loved by other animals, as you can see, they get along well with our birds here."

Yingying's father, seeing this, couldn't help but mock, "Are you sure the birds aren't bullying it?"

"Really, it's a good-natured creature! Even when pecked by the birds, it doesn't react."

"I've heard that capybaras can even get along peacefully with crocodiles."

"Seriously? That must be when the crocodiles aren't hungry."

"It looks so well-behaved!"

"A cute giant rodent."

"Like an old monk in meditation, it's making me feel sleepy just looking at it."

"No wonder it's called a capybara, the body shape does look more and more like a pig, plump and slow-moving."

The animal keeper smiled and said, "If any kids want to, they can come up and touch it."

When some kids heard the animal keeper, they went up and poked it with their fingers, but the capybara didn't react much. Suddenly, it took a couple of steps forward, startling the kids who quickly ran back to their parents, exclaiming, "It moved, it moved!"

The parent patted their head to comfort them, "It's okay, it has a good temper, it won't bite you."

Yingying, holding Liu Xueqing's arm, looked at the capybara nervously but eager to touch, "I want to touch it too!"

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

Yingying carefully approached and crouched beside the capybara.

She watched it focused on eating grass, its mouth moving, and she placed her hand on it, gently stroking.

The capybara's fur actually wasn't smooth and soft, but rather rough to the touch, like the needles of a pine tree.

Seeing the capybara with its eyes closed, engrossed in grazing, seemingly indifferent to her stroking, Yingying wasn't so scared anymore and petted it from head to tail.

"Wow, it's really so sweet!"

"So gentle!"

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"I'd known about capybaras before, but I never realized they were this big. I thought their size was comparable to a fox's."

"Come on Yingying, hug its neck and I'll take a photo!"

Yingying's father clicked away, taking a few pictures.

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