I have a wildlife zoo

Chapter 514: Jaguar at Play

The jaguar’s exhibit was actually filled with a lot of enrichment toys.

For instance, large barrels they could crawl into, balls made from fire hoses hanging from trees with ropes, toy balls on the ground made from coconuts, floating balls on the water.

However, jaguars are quite sensitive and cautious by nature; Diana would only come out to play when there were fewer people, and would hide and sleep when there were more tourists.

Fang Ye planned to play with Diana for a while to help her get more used to the exhibit.

He smiled and clapped his hands, "Diana! Let’s get moving."

Picking up a coconut ball, he threw it to the ground.

Rumble, rumble~

Diana had just woken up and was still a bit drowsy, squinting her eyes and radiating a lazy aura.

She jumped off her perch and arched her back.

Lazily taking a few steps, her tail hung low behind her as if she was preparing to head to the pond for a drink.

But as soon as she saw the rolling coconut, her spirits were instantly lifted.

After all, a jaguar is also a member of the cat family! What cat doesn’t like playing with balls?

She started chasing after the coconut ball.

Between the gaps of the trees, streams of Sunshine filtered down, landing on the grass.

As Diana dashed past, the brilliant light shone on her sleek black fur and for a moment, her rosette patterns gleamed, then dimmed as she passed by, returning to darkness as if they had never existed.

She caught up with the ball quickly, pinned it down with her paws, hugged it in her arms, and lay down, motionless once again.

Raising her head to look at Fang Ye, her gaze was somewhat wary, as if to say, "You’re not going to take my ball, are you? This is my trophy!"

Diana lay on the ground, and her solid coat of black fur couldn’t hide the strong, taut muscles beneath it, her streamlined figure brimming with a wild, powerful beauty.

However, this fierce black panther, protectively cuddling the ball like a playful kitten, created an amusingly adorable contrast.

The online audience couldn’t help but laugh at this sight!

"As expected, even a big cat is still a cat!"

"The black panther looks so cool! That burst of speed was so agile."

"The jaguar is beautiful, the black panther even more so! Handsome panther indeed!"

However, the fire hose ball was chained and couldn’t be pulled away.

Diana released the ball, which swung to the other side, and she immediately chased after it.

She did this several times, playing tirelessly and delightedly!

Today, with Fang Ye coming over and his company, having someone familiar and friendly by her side definitely made her more relaxed than usual.

She could fully enjoy playing with toys without worrying about the tourists watching.

After playing for a while, she walked to the edge of the pond, stepping on the vines and leaves along the shore, and entered the water.

She moved her four paws through the water, swimming comfortably.

Soaked in water, her black fur was drenched, making her resemble a black dragon swimming in the water.

"She’s having such a good time swimming!"

"A bathing black panther, how adorable!"

"I thought only tigers among the feline animals enjoyed playing with water."

Fang Ye chuckled, "Jaguars really like water! And they’re very good at swimming. Compared to other big cats, reptiles make up a much larger part of their diet. There are large freshwater turtles, tortoises, and even sea turtles like green sea turtles and leatherback sea turtles, especially when sea turtles are nesting en masse on the beaches. From their eggs to full-grown, caimans are also a delicacy for jaguars."

"I’ve seen a video of a jaguar hunting a caiman! The caiman was just lounging on the beach basking in the sun, and the jaguar, showing only its head, stealthily swam through the water, snuck up from behind, and bit the back of the caiman’s neck in an instant."

On the shore stood a huge tree!

Many root-like aerial roots hung down, and the thick roots intertwined, plunging into the water like the claws of a wild beast, giving off the feel of a mangrove forest.

Diana swam to the middle of the pond, her front paws hugging an aerial root, her hind legs stepping on the bottom, her teeth tugging at something.

After kicking a few times in the water, she leisurely swam back, returning to the shore, and shook off water from her body.

Lan Li zoomed in with the camera, and Diana was holding a palm-sized fish in her mouth.

Fang Ye laughed and said, "Not bad! She’s discovered the tasty treats our animal keepers have hidden."

In order to encourage Diana to be more active in the exhibit, the animal keepers had hidden quite a few treats all over the place.

However, when she usually found food, she wouldn’t eat it in front of a large crowd but would take it back to the forest to eat.

Diana was rather protective of her food, so she was not disturbed while eating the fish.

After she finished her fish, a hand reached out to gently stroke her.