I have a wildlife zoo

A tourist raised their camera, clicking away, while children holding pinwheels excitedly made a fuss: "Foxes, foxes!"

"The silver fox is so pretty!"

A young couple that looked like they were dating held hands, the boy laughing softly as he spoke affectionately to the girl, "Eh, look at those two foxes fighting."

In fact, they were just play wrestling.

The silver fox lying on the rock was naturally Xiaoqiao, her eyes bright, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, her ears perked up listening to the "ying ying ying" sounds of her companions play-fighting and the tourists\' praise, looking like she was in a good mood.

After being fed a nutrient-rich Fleshy Worm produced by the system by Fang Ye, her fur had become even more lustrous and soft. The black hair had a hidden depth like black jade, warm and moist, while the white hair shimmered like flowing silver in the sunlight, further accentuating her elegant and noble demeanor, captivating anyone who glanced her way.

What a beautiful fox! Liu Xueqing looked over twice, patting Yingying\'s head, "Yingying, do you know what animal this is?"

Yingying had seen it in picture books, and her kindergarten teacher had told the story of the fox and the crow, so without hesitation, she said, "Fox~"

However, after watching for a while, she felt that the foxes didn\'t seem as cunning as the ones in the stories but looked cute and beautiful instead.

Youyou sat down by the shrubs, her fluffy tail spread out to one side, hugging her silky black legs, licking the pads on her paws. Then, propping herself up on her front legs, she lifted a hind leg, her body bent into an elegant curve, squinting her eyes and enjoying scratching her ear with her back foot as a tuft of beautiful red hair on the back of her neck lightly quivered.

"Foxes are so cute, with their fluffy tails, right?"

"Yes! Mama, I want to draw a fox when we get back!"

"Sure, Yingying will definitely draw it very well."

Sugar Pack, with a short stick plucked from a perch held in his mouth, ran happily around the sandy ground, with Prince panting as he chased after him. The two foxes seemed to be playing a game of tag with the stick. Sugar Pack would run ahead, then look back at his brother to wait for him to catch up before running again.

Prince, usually a lazy gluttonous fox, had become slightly more willing to exercise in the new exhibit.

Prince caught up with Sugar Pack and "ying ying ying" excitedly called out, pouncing on him. Sugar Pack let Prince have his moment, but didn\'t get truly caught; he "ying yinged" with laughter and took off running again.

But Prince\'s stamina was ultimately lacking! After a short chase, he ran out of energy. He slowed to a stop and flopped down, splayed out, and began licking his paws.

Sugar Pack looked back to see Prince no longer chasing him, lost interest in the game, let the stick fall from his mouth back to the ground, and strolled to the edge of the exhibit near a pond-sized water basin to take a few sips of water.

Youyou, having finished scratching her ear, glanced around and walked over to Sugar Pack, "Ying ying," she called, "Do you want to play with Youyou? I\'m a master at games!"

"Hmph, I, Sugar Pack, have never been afraid of anyone when it comes to games. Let\'s see who\'s better then!"

So this time, two foxes happily chased each other all over the exhibit, and even Xiaoqiao couldn\'t resist jumping down from the rock to join the fray.

The visitors watched the foxes play, influenced by their cheerful antics, and felt their mood brighten like the sunny clear skies! They couldn\'t help but smile.

Once Yingying had her fill of watching the foxes, the family moved on and arrived at the parrot enclosure.

Above the enclosure, many rope bridges were hung, and a black rubber tire was tied and suspended swinging like a swing, with two colorful macaws perched on a rope bridge and tire, swaying back and forth.

A macaw poked its head out, sticking its pointed beak into a bamboo tube set up on the perch to drink water, and another stood on a stout perch leaning against the metal net, tilting its head at the visitors. The circle of white around its eyes suggested a human-like intelligence!

Because of the good light transmission of the enclosure, the sunlight shone on the macaws, making their red vivid heads and bellies, blue-green feathers, and long tails even more strikingly bright and colorful, quite eye-catching.

A sign was hung on the wall: "Let\'s teach the parrots to speak! Today, try saying to them ______"

Underlined is "Hello!"

Excitedly, the tourists began to speak to the macaw that was close to the metal net in a cacophony of voices.

"Hello!"

"Hello?"

Parrot 2 cocked its head, "Waah?"

"Hey, forget it, we tried teaching it for ages, but it still can\'t learn!"

"Aww, macaws are actually quite smart, but you need a bit of patience. Learning to talk doesn\'t happen that fast."

"With so many tourists teaching it every day, come back in a few months and it might be able to say a few words."

"What if I play a recording of a phrase next to it every day, could it learn that way?"

"Hahaha, you want to teach it a menu, right?"

"Wow, there are macaws in the zoo too? I didn\'t see that mentioned in the article!"

Liu Xueqing was pleasantly surprised and tried to say to Parrot 2, "Hello?"

"Ah? Waah?"

Yingying, gazing at the one-meter-long, flamboyant macaw, both curious and frightened, asked, "Mama, why is this bird so big!"

"Because this is a macaw, they\'re much bigger than ordinary birds!"

Liu Xueqing lifted Yingying up, "Yingying, do you want to say hello to the parrot?"

Yingying was about to speak nervously when the macaw that was drinking water finished and suddenly flew over with a flap of its large wings, hooking its claws onto the metal net and eying her with a white-rimmed stare, giving her a fright.

She hesitantly said, "Big bird, you... hello?"

"Yeeh... yeehoo?" The macaw\'s voice was high-pitched as if it was talking in a pinched voice, and although the pronunciation was a bit off, it actually said it! Seeming quite proud of its imitation, it happily flapped its blue-green wings and stretched its vocal cords to call out a few more times, "Yeehoo! Yeehoo!"

This parrot was Parrot 1! It had a natural talent for language and in just a few days, it could say a word, albeit not very clearly.

The tourists, upon hearing this, became extremely excited and crowded around, each greeting Parrot 1!

Parrot 1, basking in the attention of the crowd, flew to the perch and politely responded with its unpracticed "yeehoo" multiple times. Seeing that all the tourists were focusing on Parrot 1, Parrot 2, which hadn\'t learned to speak, felt sulky and turned away, distancing itself from Parrot 1.

It cheered up a bit when it saw Yingying greeting it with "hello", and then listened closely to the pronunciation of "hello," trying to imitate it over and over, apparently motivated!

Parrots can easily become jealous!

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Since they brought packed lunches, they were able to eat at the zoo at noon, and with not many animals around, the family enjoyed each creature for a long time. The exhibits were indeed rich in content, making the experience far from boring.

They strolled leisurely through the zoo.

After visiting the macaws, they returned to the bamboo forest and found a bench to sit on.

Even though there were benches next to every exhibit, this location had lush umbrella bamboo and flowing stream water, making it cooler and more pleasant to the eye than other places. A gentle breeze made it very comfortable. It was worth taking the extra steps to sit here. About a dozen other tourists also spread out and chose this spot to rest for a while.