I have a wildlife zoo

"Indeed!" Yingying's father agreed, and at that moment, he saw the interesting knowledge display board hanging next to the glass curtain wall. The composed middle-aged man's face unexpectedly broke into a childlike smile, "Hey, look at this, so red pandas stick out their tongues because their tongue is a sensitive detector that can smell predators. I used to think they were just being cute."

Liu Xueqing couldn't help but laugh, "You're so funny, which animal sticks out its tongue to be cute? Other animals won't stop eating it just because it sticks its tongue out."

Although she didn't know this piece of information either, it didn't stop her from joking about Yingying's father, who chuckled "heh heh" without saying a word.

In front of the glass curtain wall, several science popularization display boards were filled with fun facts, simple and easy to understand. Liu Xueqing became interested in the little bits of knowledge on the display boards, took a couple of steps forward, and wanted to see what was written on another board.

Unexpectedly, Yingying in her arms started to protest, "Mama! I can't see the panda!"

There were many people in the exhibit, and Liu Xueqing, afraid that her daughter would get lost, had been holding her all along. At this moment, Yingying's father naturally took over, "Come daughter, let Daddy hold you, heave-ho."

Within the exhibit area, Lan Li had used a small ladder to tie the plastic basket filled with apples to the tree!

It was a distance off the ground, and the red panda standing up could not reach it! Stretching paws on the tree trunk also couldn't reach, even further away. This required them to use their clever wits to get to the apples inside.

"Director, it's tied!"

"All set!" Fang Ye didn't want to trouble the red pandas longer, handed the apples to them – one moment hiding the apples behind his back, the next in front of him, the red pandas were too greedy, spinning around him in circles.

Especially Red Bean's longing, sorrowful little eyes (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡) gave him quite a sense of guilt, as if he had committed some unforgivable bad deed.

Joyful!

Each of the two red pandas got a piece, quieting down immediately. They bowed their heads and held the apple pieces with their paws, concentrating on eating the apples. Their tongues curled the apples little by little into their mouths, "smack smack," and their teeth bit into the apples, letting out a soft, pleasant rustling sound.

This sound was a pleasure only Fang Ye, close at hand, could enjoy by himself; the tourists outside could not hear it.

After finishing one piece, Red Bean, still wanting more, licked her lips and sniffed around on the ground, hoping to find another. Chestnut incredulously lifted his head and stared blankly at him, "How come there's only a little bit? Did you embezzle the apple? Can... can you take off your jacket so I can check?"

"Hahaha, do you want my apples? If you want them, you can have them all, go find them, I've placed all the apples around the exhibit area!" Fang Ye laughed heartily and left through the staff passage, leaving behind a handsome silhouette.

"Director, that thing you said just now was so spirited!" uttered Lan Li admiringly.

"Right?" Fang Ye said proudly.

Now, the clear plastic apple basket was hanging on a tree, easily visible to the tourists, who were all very curious! Could the red pandas find it, could they eat the apples inside?

"This is a bit difficult!"

"Not just a bit difficult, it's really hard to figure out how they're going to get to it, the basket is a distance away from both top and bottom."

"Actually, the basket is closer to the ground, feels like if they just stood up and jumped they could reach it!"

"Red pandas just climb trees and aren't good at jumping, they're not cats, those little stubby legs can only jump so high." A tourist made a 'C' with his thumb and forefinger, indicating only a short distance.

"Do they have to climb up the tree and jump down to overturn the basket?"

The tourists buzzed with discussions!

Chestnut, from behind a bush swayed by the wind, its green leaves fluttering, walked steadily up the inclined perch, his chubby black legs carrying him onto a somewhat crooked and twisted log bridge. His body, covered in red fluffy fur, also twisted slightly with the bends of the log bridge.

Occasionally, he would lift his head to look at the visitors outside, finally stopping at a high point where several perches intersected. With his pretty face, framed by white fur, he remained motionless, seemingly feeling the breath of the wind before lifting his paw to lick his pads.

Meanwhile, Red Bean made her way across the grass and climbed up a tree, then hid in the dense shade, peeping out at the outside.

But she didn't stay in the tree all the time; the rich environment inside the exhibit, with carefully arranged perches, naturally stimulated the red pandas' activity. With numerous hiding spots that reduced visual pressure, even the more timid Red Bean dared to wander around now and then, and would continue to hide if she sensed danger.

The paths of the two red pandas continuously changed, and finally, Red Bean seemed to smell the scent of apples and was the first to discover the apples in the basket! She stood up in the grass, trying to reach but couldn't, hurriedly wrapped her paws around the trunk, alternately moving her front paws upward, climbing bit by bit up the tree.

"Oh, she found it!"

"Mommy, look, the red panda is climbing a tree!"

Red Bean got onto a branch, facing this new and unfamiliar type of enrichment food and seemed a bit perplexed. She leaned down and tried to pull on the rope hanging the basket, causing it to swing like a pendulum.

After a few tries, Red Bean looked at the rope and pondered for a moment, then stepped on the branch with her hind feet and grabbed the rope with her black paws. It was as if she was drawing a bucket from a well, gradually pulling the basket up!

Once the basket was pulled up, she stuck her head inside, bit an apple, and then stretched her head out to grip the loosely held apple with her paws! However, once she gripped the apple, the basket was released and fell back. Red Bean paused for a moment, glanced down, and then ignored it, continuing to "nom nom nom" eat the delicious apple in her mouth.

Cries of admiration rose from the crowd!

"So impressive!"

"Wow, the red panda is so clever!"

"It's so smart, no need for any training!"

"This must be a fake red panda, they are supposed to be clumsy!"

"How did she pull the basket up? How did she think of that?"

The animal keeper Guan Shan smiled and explained to the crowd, "Red pandas have a protruding part in their paw bones that acts like a sixth toe, assisting them in grasping and eating, much like our human thumbs. That's how she could pull up the rope! And now, as you can see, she is holding the apple while eating it."

"Ah, true! I hadn't noticed it before!"

"That's amazing."

Chestnut had also discovered the apples and climbed up the tree wanting to eat them. Red Bean lifted her paws and feigned a threatening gesture towards Chestnut, but it wasn't effective, and once her paw dropped, Chestnut's head moved in closer again.

The few apples were quickly divided between the two red pandas, and they each went off to play on their own. Stay tuned to m-v l|e'm,p y r

There weren't many apples in the basket to begin with, so they could replenish a few for the next wave of visitors.

Plus, apples weren't the main food for red pandas; bamboo was. Eating too many snacks would result in them not eating their main food.

The family, satisfied after watching the apple feeding, happily left the red panda exhibit. Liu Xueqing held Yingying's hand as they walked away, asking, "Yingying, aren't red pandas cute too? Do you like them?"

Yingying hopped along with small steps, her ponytail swinging back and forth, "Yeah!"