Seeing how adorable the foxes were, a netizen couldn’t help but ask, "Director, can foxes be kept as personal pets? I remember there are people who keep them as pets!"
"Same question!"
Fang Ye replied earnestly, "I do not recommend keeping foxes!
Cats and dogs, these pets, have a long history of domestication and are relatively tame and obedient. But apart from a very few individuals with gentler dispositions, most foxes are quite fierce.
You see, even when I’m playing with Xiaoqiao, it still tries to bite me from time to time."
Some people might watch some videos and think foxes are cute, and on a whim, they buy one. But then they realize they’re fierce and not affectionate, biting hard when you try to pet them, turning the house upside down and creating a mess, and constantly yowling, which is very noisy. And then they regret their decision and abandon them, which happens quite a lot.
Actually, no matter what pet it is, think carefully before you adopt, and make sure you can take good care of it, that you have enough energy and patience to accompany it, and ensure you have the financial resources to provide for its food and medical costs when it’s sick, and be responsible for both yourself and the pet.
Another reason is that this red fox is currently under category three protection, and who knows when it may become a protected animal (it’s already been upgraded to a second-class protected animal on the planet), so there could be legal risks in keeping one."
The situation with the ruddy shelduck rescued by the zoo was similar.
"Alright, Director, you’ve successfully dissuaded me from the idea!"
"The Director is right, if you like foxes, just enjoy videos of them online."
"And the smell of a fox is also quite strong! Keeping one at home could fill the house with a strong odor, and the neighbors would be able to smell it."
Fang Ye, with Xiaoqiao and the others, strolled leisurely by the lake!
The lake surface rippled gently, shimmering with glittering light, and the lush green grass was brimming with life.
Beautiful sika deer were also grazing on the shore, looking curiously towards them.
Youyou and Sugar Pack treated Fang Ye like a moving tree trunk, chasing and frolicking around him, playing hide-and-seek.
Swishing their big tails, the two red bundles ran around joyfully, yowling, in a game of chase.
Xiaoqiao watched, attracted by the commotion, and joined in their battle!
The warm and pleasant afternoon weather, walking shoulder to shoulder with adorable foxes, brought a cheerful and comfortable mood.
"This is the first time I’m hearing a fox’s call; it’s quite different from what I imagined, kind of creepy. If I encountered this in the wild, it might scare me to death!"
"Otherwise, why would there be so many supernatural stories about foxes."
"Actually, once you get used to it, you’ll find it very cute."
Fang Ye said with a slight smile, "Now when we talk about foxes, we probably think of the fox spirit, right? Beautiful and enchanting. You can’t really blame King Zhou.
In ancient times, the fox was a symbol of good fortune. People found that when foxes appeared nearby, the harvest would increase, and the loss of grain in the granaries would decrease.
Although red foxes might steal some poultry, their main diet is house mice and field mice. By getting rid of the mice, naturally, the grain yield is higher. So, the ancients connected the two events and regarded the appearance of foxes as an auspicious sign.
Furthermore, it’s said that when foxes die, they face the direction of their den in the hills, known as ’the fox dies facing the hill,’ which ancient people saw as a trait of homesickness and not forgetting one’s roots, considering the fox to be a highly spiritual animal.
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Before Chen Sheng and Wu Guang’s uprising, in order to boost morale, they would imitate the cry of the fox at night and shout ’Great Chu will rise, Chen Sheng is king.’ The reason for using the fox’s cry was that people thought the fox was an auspicious and spiritual animal."
"Learned something new! The Director knows so much."
"I like foxes even more now!"
The netizens were listening with great interest.
Watching the foxes run around happily in the grass made everyone’s mood relax.
A sika deer slowly walked towards them!
Seeing this, Xiaoqiao and the others became a bit cautious and hid behind Fang Ye’s legs, peeking out at the outside.
Youyou even completely tucked itself behind Fang Ye’s legs!
Though sika deer seem gentle and beautiful, devoid of aggression, they are skittish and sensitive and can act unpredictably.
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Once, Sugar Pack approached the sika deer, and the mother deer immediately got angry, chasing it off and frightening Sugar Pack into running away in a panic.
Since then, it knew better than to get too close to the young deer.
During the rutting season, the male deer became very temperamental, butting heads and fighting, looking quite menacing.
After spending some time together, Xiaoqiao and the others felt that the sika deer were neighbors best not to mess with, and usually kept their distance, living in peace with each other.
If they usually saw the sika deer coming, they would walk away, but with Fang Ye accompanying them, they were a bit bolder.
The sika deer glanced at Fang Ye and the several foxes beside him, then slowly walked away.
Fang Ye squatted down, petted the heads of several foxes, and comforted them with a smile, "It’s okay, there’s no need to be afraid, I’m right here."
Sugar Pack affectionately nuzzled Fang Ye’s hand, "Ying ying!"
While walking by the lake, they saw the capybara come out of the water, shaking off the droplets from its body.
It had just taken a swim in the lake and bathed itself.
Excited, Sugar Pack ran over, agilely leapt onto the capybara’s back, then jumped down again, treating it like a hobby horse.
The capybara wasn’t angry; it had an aloofness about it, a very Zen-like expression, and simply lowered its head to take a couple of bites of grass.
Seeing this, netizens couldn’t help but exclaim, "The capybara is really a social butterfly! Just now, it seemed like the foxes were a bit scared of the sika deer, but they get along fine with the capybara."
"The capybara does seem to have a way with animals, getting along with all sorts."
"Capybaras are very gentle by nature!"
Putting the capybara in the mixed-species area certainly brought a lot of novelty to the animals here.
Fang Ye squatted down and cheerfully scratched the capybara’s back.
The capybara seemed to be put under a spell, stopping mid-chew with the grass in its mouth and slowly closing its eyes.
All at once, it extended its limbs and its body stiffened as it fell to the side.
Ah, I’m dead.
"Hahaha, dead on arrival!"
"Push over with one finger 233."
"This capybara has suffered heatstroke, how about we..."
The crown prince watched from the side, his eyes spinning round and round, seemingly finding the scene quite amusing.
He too stretched out his limbs and imitated the capybara’s pose, "clang" lying down onto the ground.
Lan Li was tickled, she couldn’t help squatting down and began to rub and knead the crown prince’s plump belly!
Delighted, the crown prince squinted his eyes, humming and chirping happily, his big tail waving back and forth behind him.
...
After accompanying the foxes for a leisurely walk by the lake, enjoying the breeze, and playing for a while,
"Goodbye, we’ll come to see you next time!"
Fang Ye and the foxes waved goodbye, and then he moved on to the Waterfowl Lake area.
On the lake surface, beautiful swans glided gracefully!
Their feathers were pure white and beautiful, their movements light and elegant, like little white boats.
Fang Ye said with a smile, "How about it, isn’t the scenery of our zoo’s Waterfowl Lake quite nice?"