i have a zoo

Chapter 63 Sleeping Simba

After exiting the game, Qi Ming switched the computer to standby, then turned off the air conditioner and went out.

Walking downstairs, this time he didn't choose to walk there, but rode on a flatbed scooter and took the staff road to the elephant house.

There are generally two sets of road systems in the zoo.
One set is for tourists to visit. The places where these roads pass are to show the good side of the zoo as much as possible.
Another system of roads is used by zoo employees to facilitate their access to the animal habitats,

This road system is generally hidden from tourists.

This is to avoid visitors entering the keeper's hut via the road, or entering the habitat
At the same time, it also increases the aesthetics of the park visiting route.

Since he was riding a bicycle, it didn't take long for Qi Ming to drive to the back of the keeper's hut in the elephant house.

After parking the car, he directly opened the door and went in. As soon as he entered, he heard the conversation between Zhuge Qi and Lao Wang.

"Xiaozhu, thank you for your hard work today, our zoo hasn't had a newcomer for a long time!"

"You're welcome, Uncle Wang, I've worked in a pig farm before, and I'm used to it, it's not hard work.

And the air and space here are much better than those in a pig farm. "

After hearing these two sentences, Qi Ming thought that these two people got along pretty well,
At this time, Lao Wang and Zhuge Qi were sealing the elephant excrement collected just now into buckets, when they heard the door open and looked back.

Seeing that the two noticed him, he smiled and said:

"How about it, Old Wang, I have arranged an apprentice for you, so the work is a little easier."

"Hehe, principal, Xiao Zhu is a nice person, and he is a quick learner. If I take him with him for a day or two, he should be able to get acquainted with the general process."

Lao Wang said with a smile.

This Zhuge Qi seems to be doing okay, even Lao Wang, who is not easy to praise others, praised him,

As expected, it came out of a pig farm before. It seems that there are still a few brushes.

Looking at the smile on Old Wang's face, Qi Ming thought to himself.

After asking Old Wang, he turned his head to Zhuge Qi again, and said with a smile.

"Xiao Zhu, you have been here all morning, do you feel that you can still get used to it, is there any problem?"

"No problem, director, after all, I have worked in a pig farm before,

So I am quite comfortable with this working environment.
Today with Brother Wang, I still learned a lot. "

Zhuge Qi replied with some embarrassment, he always felt that the director was a little too enthusiastic about him.

Seeing that Zhuge Qi was a bit restrained, Qi Ming didn't ask any further questions, but just thought of the pig farm and mentioned it again.

"Okay, it's good if you can adapt, by the way, the pig farm you worked in before,
Are there any breeders looking for work?If you have any, you can introduce them to our zoo. "

"Okay, I'll ask my former colleagues during my lunch break. I'm not very clear about the details."

Zhuge Qi replied seriously.

"Okay, then you guys are busy first, and I won't disturb your work for now."

After Qi Ming finished speaking, he turned around and left. He just came to express how much he valued Zhuge Qi.
Saying hello is enough, but he didn't ride back to the office after going out,

Instead, he walked over to Simba's habitat, and he was going to see Simba.

Because Simba's habitat is relatively close to the elephant house,
So at present, it is also taken care of by Lao Wang, not Lao Qin and Xiao Zhang in the beast area.

"When there are more breeders in the later stage, we have to re-divide the area that everyone is responsible for!"

While walking on the road, Qi Ming thought about the funding of the zoo.

At present, he still has more than 50 yuan in his hand, which seems to be relatively abundant.
But after deducting the loan to be repaid next month and the funds to build two new habitats soon,

Then deduct the funds for the purchase of materials for the zoo next month and the wages of the employees.
He estimated that the funds at his disposal were only about 20 yuan.

"It's really short of money and people! I have to find a way to increase the number of tourists this weekend."

After speaking, Qi Ming had already reached his destination.

Simba's habitat has more than 400 square meters, which is quite a lot for a lion.

There are three observation positions in the whole habitat, and the observation point in the middle is a normal hedge wall with a row in the middle.
The observations on the left and right are two large floor-to-ceiling windows in the rock wall,

The glass is all transparent glass, but the one on the left is one-way transparent, while the one on the right is two-way.

There is a deep ditch seven or eight meters deep in front of the hedge wall, and a wire rope is installed on the side of the hedge wall.
Moreover, the distance of the ditch is also set seven or eight meters away to prevent lions from climbing out of the pit.

This was designed by Qi Ming during the renovation of the whole park last time.

The reason why he took a lot of trouble to do this is to let tourists experience the thrill of observing Simba up close.

Qi Ming did not carry out the modification in the habitat, but the structure that came with the previous system blueprint,
It is a somewhat uneven terrain with some short grass covered on it.

The one next to the breeder's hut is a small rockery.

There is also a small pool of tens of square meters near the observation point on the left side of the rockery.

Because there is no breeder here, Qi Ming did not enter the breeder's hut, but stood directly in front of the hedge to observe Simba.

Simba didn't notice that someone was observing it, because it was sleeping on the ground.

For some reason, Qi Ming felt that every time he came to see Simba, he was sleeping.

The way Simba sleeps can be described as ecstasy,

Its long mane, closed eyes and tongue half out, very much like a kitten sleeping with a scarf,
There is also a paw covering his face, as if to shade himself.

Looking at Simba's sleeping posture, Qi Ming began to recall the knowledge about lions.

Under normal circumstances, a lion usually spends 20 hours sleeping,
This is not because they are lazy, but because Africa, where lions live, is very hot,

And often face the problem of water shortage, so lions adopt this lazy lifestyle to reduce energy consumption,
Especially when the dry season comes, the number of prey becomes scarce, and they will often be in a state of hunger,
So it is especially important for them to increase sleep and reduce activity.

Of course, according to the popular point of view, it is to sleep more and eat less to reduce energy consumption.

But in the zoo because there is plenty of food,
Therefore, lions in zoos sleep much less than their counterparts in the wild.

"The Lion King can't just have one lion. Next time I have a chance, I have to find a few girlfriends for Simba."

After reviewing the knowledge, Qi Ming looked at the lonely Simba and felt that it was necessary for him to find some companions for him.

In fact, before the system prompts that animals can form an African style area,
He is going to buy a rhino and a mongoose if he has enough money,
In this way, a Lion King team can be formed, but he didn't expect that the system would be sold in bundles, so Qi Ming could only give up this idea.

"Well, when it's time to build the mongoose habitat,
By the way, you can get a small glory stone for Simba, how can the Lion King not have a glory stone! "

(End of this chapter)