Suddenly, the Eurasian eagle-owl was startled and couldn't help trying to struggle!
However, it was firmly held and couldn't move at all.
Fang Ye threw a soothing skill while reassuring it haphazardly, "It's okay, life is just like this, if you can't fight it, try to enjoy it..."
Eurasian eagle-owl: ...
"Director." Lin Ying couldn't help but speak up.
"What is it?"
"You're so saucy."
Fang Ye frowned, who are you calling saucy!
After thirty seconds or so, Lin Ying removed the thermometer and glanced at it, "39.4 degrees!"
A bird's normal body temperature is generally between 39-42 degrees, which is higher than that of mammals; this temperature was considered normal.
With the temperature being normal, they could proceed to various inspections, mainly to check if there were any injuries to the feathers or wings.
After a careful examination and confirming there were no major issues, Fang Ye brought it to the nursery.
By that time, the nursery had been set up with perches, and two desks had been placed in the corners on the inside, with tree branches of about the thickness of a paper tube on top of them, somewhat bent and twisted; there was also a tree stump placed in the middle of the room.
It was very basic, but sufficient.
Fang Ye settled the Eurasian eagle-owl on a perch and said with a smile, "Alright, just stay here for now! Are you hungry? Want me to feed you something?"
He then made a call to Bao, "Hey, Bao? Can you cut some beef for me? I need it now, bring it to the nursery... Not too much, just seven or eight pieces, cut them two to three centimeters wide will do."
The Eurasian eagle-owl's round, yellow eyes silently followed Fang Ye as he talked on the phone.
It felt Fang Ye was a good person!
Previously, when it flew into the school to avoid the rain, it encountered so many terrifying and noisy bipedal primates, which scared it terribly; it thought it was going to be eaten.
Seeing Fang Ye take it away from the dangerous environment without harming it and speaking in a gentle voice, it must be a good person.
Although animals don't have as complex thinking abilities as humans, apart from insects, most animals do have a basic sense of right and wrong.
"I hate heavy rain the most, every time I come back from outside I have to deal with a shoe full of water, I'm all wet and might even catch a cold."
"Heavy rain is okay; it passes once it stops. The worst is that continual drizzle that lasts for months on end, making everywhere at home moldy and drying clothes impossible."
"With such heavy rain, are the animals still active outside?"
"Yeah, what about the weather for live streaming?" The viewers came to their senses, all a bit puzzled.
Fang Ye said with a smile, "I wonder if you've ever seen an owl before?"
"An owl?" The viewers grew excited.
"Though I've never seen one, I've watched videos of petting owls. I really love them!"
"Yeah, yeah, they're so soft and cute, I really want to keep one."
"Did the zoo bring in owls this time?"
"I've always wanted to visit an owl café in Japan."
"Am I the only one who hates owls? I've heard their call at night; it's really eerie."
"Just a reminder to everyone, all owl species are protected by the state, and it's illegal to keep them as personal pets! Moreover, owls are not suitable to be kept as pets, so please don't think of getting one just because you find them cute."
After the reminder, Fang Ye explained, "We didn't bring in any owls, but today we rescued one. A Eurasian eagle-owl sought refuge from the rain in a school and we brought it back to the zoo. I'll take you to see it in a bit."
"Eurasian eagle-owl, what's that?"
"An owl is a general term for birds belonging to the order Strigiformes, which includes many species, such as the collared scops owl, Eurasian scops owl, snowy owl, Eurasian eagle-owl, tawny owl, and so on. The Eurasian eagle-owl is one of the larger species of owls, measuring half a meter in length!"
"Since you've rescued it, why not keep it permanently?"
"Yeah, yeah, I was hoping to see it when I visit next time."
"Unless it's an injured or disabled animal that certainly could not survive in the wild, we generally just provide assistance and then release it back to where we found it.
However, there are a few animals in critical conditions in the wild that the zoo does keep. For example, we breed them in captivity, like the giant panda, to bolster their numbers. Once their population is robust enough, we gradually release them back into the wild."
That includes tigers as well!
Except for the unfortunate South China tiger, the number of tigers bred in zoos is now quite substantial, but there are many problems with releasing tigers into the wild. Even though they could help to make the forest ecosystem healthier, and tigers usually avoid humans in the wild, the public would definitely not like it, at least most people wouldn't, so they have to stay in zoos.
Fang Ye picked up a bowl filled with meat from the table, smiling, and said, "Let's go feed the Eurasian eagle-owl some meat. When we first brought it back today, we already fed it a bit, but we're afraid that eating too much in one go in a hungry state isn't good for its health, so we're feeding it small amounts multiple times."