After beating the male monkey who intended to meddle with the female monkey into submission, Black Claws turned towards the female monkeys, his excitement and agitation growing inside him.
With a powerful leap, he jumped onto the perch, constantly shaking the rope bridge in an attempt to gain more attention from the females.
How about that, look how strong my body is, how valiant I am in a fight, haven't you fallen for me yet?
Zhuang Xiaobai was somewhat speechless. Just about a dozen monkeys here, and half of them were the old, weak, women, and children; what was there to be so proud of about being the king among such a small group of monkeys?
Leaving Monkey Mountain to head back to the intersection, he continued on to the wolf exhibit, which immediately captivated his attention.
The entrance to the wolf exhibit was built up with stones, resembling a primitive cave, adorned with bas-reliefs depicting wolves chasing, cuddling, hunting, and the ancient-looking characters for "wolf exhibit." The inside was dark and deep, with the faint glow of torches visible.
"This wolf exhibit is quite interesting!"
It was the first time he had seen a zoo do something like this, where the construction of the exhibits wasn't just imitating the wild environment but also seemed to add a bit of a story, igniting people's desire to explore.
Zhuang Xiaobai's interest was piqued, and he took a couple of photos of the entrance to the wolf exhibit's cave.
Having entered the zoo at 8 o'clock and visited the earlier exhibits, it was now 10 in the morning, and the number of visitors around began to increase, with some people uninterested in cute creatures and heading straight for the exhibits of ferocious animals.
As they passed by, they excitedly discussed, "I wonder if we'll be able to hear the wolves howling today!"
"Or shall we just head straight to the observation tower?"
Having made their decision, the two actually turned around and walked away!
"Oh?" Zhuang Xiaobai grew curious; this hidden route wasn't mentioned in the guide.
Since the two had been here before, he thought for a moment and decided to follow them!
The visitor's path in the wolf exhibit circled the enclosure, with the exit at the waterfall in the middle as the first section of the tunnel.
After seeing the wolves active near the waterfall and feeling he had seen enough of them, if he wanted to save time to visit other places, he could leave midway through to head to other exhibits.
Zhuang Xiaobai followed the direction of Zhang's pointing and saw two wolves meeting at the edge of the pond.
It was Yarn Ball and Charcoal!
Charcoal sniffed Yarn Ball's nose and face, sniffing from top to bottom. Yarn Ball seemed uneasy, slightly lowering its body, with its tail tucked behind its butt and the tail tip pressed against its belly.
When Charcoal sniffed around Yarn Ball's butt, Yarn Ball turned its head and sniffed Charcoal's butt as well.
After a few sniffs, Charcoal ran off, and Yarn Ball finally relaxed, releasing its tail again.
Zhang touched his headset and explained in a voice clear enough for everyone to hear, "When wolves meet, they use their eyes, noses, and ears to determine whether the other is a friend or foe, whether their rank is higher or lower. The most common way is to sniff the other's face and anus.
While sniffing each other, the dominant individual will raise its tail while the submissive one will lower its tail, and even further lower its body and tuck its tail to hide its scent information, sometimes even licking the other's face and dancing in circles to show a friendly attitude."
A tourist muttered, "This is a bit like dogs, isn't it?"
Zhang looked at the tourist and smiled, "This gentleman is correct, dogs are wolves that have been domesticated by humans, naturally inheriting some of their behaviors. Although they are now quite different from wolves—like it's rare to see a dog tuck its tail—sniffing butts and licking faces are still common behaviors.
Those who have dogs at home definitely know that if a dog likes you, it will want to lick your face."
Suddenly, a few tourists smiled knowingly, apparently relating deeply with their experiences!
At this moment, the number of tourists at the observation tower increased, and Zhang opened the foam box at his feet.
Inside, to everyone's surprise, was a half-frozen piece of meat, which appeared to be a sheep's leg.
The tourists suddenly became excited, "Hey, is that meat for feeding the wolves?"
"We haven't heard the wolves' chorus, but seeing them eat meat is also nice!"
A female tourist clung to her boyfriend's arm, worriedly saying, "Oh dear, I'm a bit scared! Should we stop watching?"
The boyfriend's eyes shone with anticipation of seeing the spectacle of the wolf pack eating meat and he didn't want to leave, reassuring her, "It's fine, look, it's just a sheep's leg, nothing to be afraid of."