A dozen pelicans have been introduced to waterfowl lake.

A pelican seems to be tired of swimming and staggers to the wooden perch on the shore.

The pelican looks very funny because of its big mouth and light head and feet. It staggers and staggers when walking.

A breeder was on the side and explained to the tourists: "I heard a child call it big billed bird just now. It''s really very vivid, ha, but its official name is pelican, which has nothing to do with Min Min who fills the top.

It is said that someone stole a piece of meat and was chased to the river. He bit the meat and jumped into the river. He didn''t let go until he died. Later, the man became a pelican, and the stolen meat grew together and became a big pocket under the pelican''s mouth. "

Liu Xueqing leaned over and listened curiously to the breeder''s explanation. Yingying was not interested and looked at the graceful swan in the water with interest.

"There are 8 kinds of pelicans, mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and Europe. They like warm waters. There are three kinds of pelicans in China. The pelican in our zoo is white pelican!

They are one of the largest birds that can fly. Their wings are fully open and can reach a length of three meters.

Although the big mouth looks clumsy, it is a powerful weapon for pelicans. When fishing, it can quickly insert into the water with little resistance. At the same time, the big mouth is very sensitive to vibration. Even in dark waters with poor light, it can feel the fluctuation of water flow and fish freely. "

A tourist wondered, "isn''t this a white pelican? Why does it look a little powdery? "

The breeder smiled and said, "its color is like this. It doesn''t mean that its name is white or pure white."

The tourists nearby were a little embarrassed. They just told the children that this was a flamingo.

He hasn''t seen flamingos either, but I have the impression that flamingos are pink and big, so I''m confused.

In fact, this situation is very common in zoos!

Pointing to the little panda and saying raccoons are nothing, even some are outrageous. They say they are weasels and skunks.

Some people can''t even tell the lion from the tiger. They think the lion with mane on his head and the tiger without mane. They ask the keeper why the lion and the tiger are raised together.

Although it sounds ridiculous, it also reflects that people now know very little about animals.

Another child asked curiously, "the bag under its mouth is so thin that the light can pass through. Won''t it break?"

The keeper was baffled by the strange question and stuck and said, "I don''t think so. The pelican''s throat sac is very elastic! Fish won''t break if they jump in it. "

The pelican steps on the log head, spreads its wings, presses down its long neck in a "Z" shape, and the back neck is close to its back.

Then he raised his upper body, stretched his neck, lowered his big mouth, opened and closed it, as if he was drooling and saying "Abba, Abba, Abba", which looked simple and funny.

The bright red laryngeal sac surged and swung like a wave.

After shaking the throat sac, he raised his head, opened his mouth and yawned.

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The tourists laughed and looked really happy.

The keeper smiled and said, "the throat sac of the pelican is very important! Look at the bright red of its laryngeal sac, which is a change only during breeding. Pelicans will tap their beak and shake their laryngeal sac from time to time to find a mate.

Pelicans are also very devoted to love. Once they find a partner, they won''t change for life.

Of course, the pelican shakes its throat sac and has the effect of heat dissipation. "

The pelican yawned and looked dull.

Even if you stand still, your big head with small black bean eyes also gives you a sense of stupidity and sprouting.

Liu Xueqing couldn''t help thinking that this seemingly stupid bird is still a loyal love bird!

Just then, the pelican opened his mouth again, pressed the back of his head on his back, and slowly slid back like doing yoga.

The laryngeal sac is supported by the curved neck and turns out from inside to outside until the edge of the beak locks the neck!

The meat inside is exposed, which is a little similar to people''s eyelid valgus. It looks scary.

Next to a log, a mallard resting in the sun also raised his head, looked up at the big guy around him and looked at him curiously.

Tourist: (￣ mouth ￣)!!

I can''t understand, but I''m shocked!

"Lying trough!"

"What is this?"

The keeper said calmly, "this is the pelican cleaning its throat sac! If there is water in the laryngeal sac, it will get it out and put it away again. Otherwise, there will be too much water and the weight will affect the flight. "

"I see!"

The pelican shook its head, pulled its throat sac, lazily retracted its neck and rested.

Yingying pulls Liu Xueqing''s sleeve at this time.

Liu Xueqing turned her head and asked, "what''s the matter?"

"Ma Ma, look at the swan!"

She has been looking at the two black swans in the Lake since she got up.

Two black swans swam slowly towards each other by the lotus leaf, and made a loud cry of "Oh ~ oh ~".

One bent his neck, lowered his head, nodded, suddenly stretched his head forward, raised it, and then lowered his head.

When the other one looks up, he lowers his head, waits for the other to lower his head, and then raises himself.

In turn, there seems to be some courtship ceremony.

Slowly they swam together, their heads drooping. They looked like young men and women in love, shyly lowering their heads.

The curved neck is put together to form a beautiful heart.

Reflected in the sparkling water, just looking at it, you will feel very happy and beautiful.

"Wow ~"

The tourists who saw this romantic scene on the shore couldn''t help crying out.

Especially young girls, with bright eyes and face in hand, look forward to sweet love!

The stronger Black Swan lowered his head and buried his bright red beak in the water. It seems that he picked up a bunch of water grass and gave it to another Swan with a slightly petite figure.

The other Swan twisted its head and looked shy. Then the two lowered their heads and pecked in the water.

The breeder said with a smile, "have you heard the moral of the black swan? This moral may be more famous than the black swan itself. "

Some tourists know: "does it mean the sudden collapse of the financial market?"

The breeder said, "that''s what it means. Before the 17th century, the swans seen by Europeans were white. Swans were white, which was taken for granted, just as the sun rose from the east every day.

However, with the development of navigation, people found that there were black swans in Australia, which suddenly collapsed.

Therefore, people use black swan to mean events that are unpredictable before the occurrence, but have a very significant impact after the occurrence.

There is little difference between male and female in appearance, but when you look carefully, there is still a little difference. The male Swan has a thicker body and a longer neck.

They will sing more frequently during the breeding period and sing a love song duet. Courtship is relatively simple and there are not many rituals. "

Liu Xueqing smelled the speech and looked at the two swans in the water for a long time, but she still couldn''t see the difference.