Chapter 317 (2/2)

Just then, a sika deer ran to the grass from behind the forest, made a pleasant cry of ”Yo Yo”, stared wide and looked warily at the tourists.

At this time, a tourist touched his chin and frowned. He seemed to find something wrong. ”Principal, you said this was the sound of male plum deer crowing and warning. Is this just a Male Sika deer?”

”That's right!”

”Then why doesn't it have antlers on its head?”

”Eh, really!”

Tourists think of deer antler!

Are antlers cut off to sell money?

Even if the farm does this, so does the zoo?

I can't help asking, ”the head of the zoo, isn't that good? Shouldn't the zoo show the natural beauty of animals?”

Fang Ye didn't say anything yet. A tourist said first, ”didn't you see the exhibition boards there? The exhibition board said, ”all the antlers in the park have been cut off, because the deer can fight, and the antlers are cut off to ensure their safety!”

Fang Ye explained with a smile, ”although there are instructions on the exhibition board, let me tell you again here.

Why cut off the antlers for deer? First of all, antlers, like human nails, will continue to grow. Even if we don't cut them, they will fall off naturally every year.

The newborn antlers are called antlers. There is a layer of fluff outside, which will slowly harden into bone antlers.

The antlers we cut are not antlers, but antlers that have been completely ossified. They are of little value.

When they are in heat, in order to make the horn more favorable during the fight, they will grind the horn on the stone on the tree to make the horn sharp and sharp. The angle after grinding is like a sharp spear. You can imagine!

Bucks are very violent! They will not only attack each other, but even attack does and fawns during estrus.

This is very dangerous for breeders and other animals.

Deer are sensitive, cautious and even nervous, which is a necessary guarantee for their survival in the wild. They are very vigilant when there is a little wind and grass. They should keep a distance from predators in order to avoid being hurt.

This sensitive nature is written in genes and will not disappear because of the captive environment.

Originally, the deer was very sensitive. I don't know when it would feel threatened by people. In case the breeder suddenly made a mistake when feeding, he poked it through his chest. It's not a blood hole and people will disappear.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of other animals and breeders, the deer will be given to cut off their horns.

The antlers on the deer's head are a beautiful display. I can understand the mood of everyone who wants to see the antlers on the sika deer's head.

However, if you really leave your antlers behind, you may see not only the beautiful antlers, but also the scene of them fighting bayonets with each other. This is still a little bloody. Can you accept it? ”

The tourists showed thoughtful expressions!

Indeed, what they want to see is the lovely beauty of sika deer. They don't poke their horns into the bodies and heads of other animals, burst their eyeballs and shed blood. It's a little scary to think about it.

Fang Ye finally joked: ”the most important thing is that even if the two antlers can sell for a few money, the feeding cost can't cover it.”

The tourists couldn't help laughing when they heard this sentence: ”ha ha, indeed!”

Even if other zoos explain this way, they may still doubt whether cutting horns is for sale, but the environment and maintenance cost of this park is definitely much more expensive than velvet antler.

Not only the antlers, but also the rock sheep's antlers were ground, and the tip of the antlers was bald.

Where there may be doubts for tourists, you need to put the exhibition board in advance and introduce the situation to tourists. You can't explain it after questioning.

In fact, many places in the zoo are counter intuitive, which can only be understood by understanding the habits of animals.

For example, in the monkey exhibition area, steel wire mesh is used as a barrier. Of course, the transparent glass curtain wall looks good, and it is more convenient to take photos of animals.

People look uncomfortable, but for monkeys, the wire mesh increases the space utilization, expands the scope of their activities, and allows them to carry out more climbing behavior. On the contrary, animal welfare increases.