I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 212 The Taste is Too Strong!

The further inside they went, the stronger the odor became, and by the time they reached the enclosure entry, the smell was already very pungent.

Fang Ye took a breath and said, "The odor has gotten much stronger now, a bit like the musty smell of a fox, but it's still not unbearable!"

Through the transparent glass door, one could see some of the lemurs were still cuddling in a heap, sleeping against each other, piled atop one another in an indistinguishable mass, though their eyes had already opened, grooming each other's fur.

One of them was leaning its head back, its black and white cheeks displaying a curious gaze toward the door.

There were also a few sitting on the perches, with their tails dangling down, facing the sunlight streaming in from outside, they spread their hands open with palms up, like legendary qi culturing martial artists, apparently practicing with great dedication.

The back windows did not face the sun directly, and as it was only 8 a.m., the sunlight wasn't hot.

The animal keeper responsible for the ring-tailed lemur exhibit was Yang, dressed in uniform with a broom and dustpan in hand, seemingly ready to clean the enclosure.

Upon seeing Lan Li and Fang Ye, Yang promptly greeted, "Hello, Director! Sister Lan, hello!"

While outside, he opened the bead doors leading to the indoor exhibit. After observing for a bit, the ring-tailed lemurs grouped into threes and fives and scampered out through the passageway, though a few remained indoors, still lazing about, unwilling to stir.

Fang Ye looked inside and asked, "Are you going to clean the enclosure now?"

"Yeah!" Yang glanced at Fang Ye and said, "Director, maybe you should step back a bit, the smell is pretty strong!"

"It's okay!"

With that, Yang also began to turn the handle and opened the glass door.

Macques are known to be rather mischievous and agile, always a bit restless. Their enclosures usually have two doors to prevent them from slipping out when the keepers aren't paying attention after opening one door.

For the ring-tailed lemur's enclosure, one door suffices, as they don't tend to run around wildly.

As soon as the glass door opened, a super-strong odor immediately assaulted their senses!

"Geez!"

"That smell!"

Before even entering the enclosure, both were already overwhelmed by the stench.

"This is the first time I've heard the ring-tailed lemur's call, it's so interesting, sounds like a car horn."

"Cuddled up together, that's so lovely."

"Their faces look like those of foxes, with sharp noses, no wonder they are called fox monkeys."

"I have a question, is the ring-tailed lemur a fox or a monkey? The smell is also like that of a fox."

Yang nudged them gently with the broom and the two lemurs were finally awake. Seeing that the corridor was open, they scampered out in a flash.

As Fang Ye saw the barrage of messages, he explained, "Ring-tailed lemurs are, of course, monkeys. Primates are divided into four groups: prosimians, New World Monkeys, Old World Monkeys, and simians. Prosimians, also known as lower primates, maintain the state of early primates from 65 million years ago, and are considered living fossils among primates. By the way, we humans belong to the simians.

Fox monkeys, slow lorises, and tarsiers fall under the category of prosimians. However, fox monkeys are only found in Africa's Madagascar Island and its surrounding islands, while slow lorises have a wider distribution.

Most prosimians are nocturnal, but ring-tailed lemurs are an exception! They are the only species of fox monkey that's active during the day, and they spend 40% of their time on the ground."

Yang cleaned the enclosure, shoveling the feces on the ground into a dustpan, while Fang Ye called out, "You keep cleaning! We're going to take a walk in the outdoor exhibit."

"Eh, okay!"

Before heading to the outdoor exhibit, Fang Ye went to the feed room first, taking some jujubes and peanuts and putting them into his pocket, then smiled at the camera, "Hehe, let's prepare some food first, it will be easier to make friends with the ring-tailed lemurs later!"

"Boss, what do ring-tailed lemurs eat?" the netizens asked curiously.

"Lemurs feed on leaves, flowers, fruits, insects, etc. Ring-tailed lemurs mainly eat fruit, followed by leaves. In captivity, we feed them apples, bananas, carrots, corn, lettuce, and steamed cornbread. Peanuts and jujubes are their favorite snacks."

Fang Ye pulled out a light yellow steamed cornbread for primates from a basket, showing it to the viewers, "This steamed cornbread has added trace elements, with main ingredients like corn, barley, and soybean meal, so it's quite nutritious. Macaques eat this as a regular part of their diet, as do birds, and omnivorous animals like the red fox."

"That looks pretty good!"

"Can people eat it too?"

"I guess people could eat it, but I haven't tried it myself," Fang Ye shrugged his shoulders. "Today we should be feeding carrots, apples, and steamed cornbread, right? We switch up the diet every couple of days so they don't get tired of eating the same thing. We feed them twice a day, once at 9 in the morning, and again at 4 in the afternoon."

"Although I've said it before, I still want to say, the animals eat better than I do!"

"Love it, Boss, I want to apply to be a monkey at your zoo!"