Chapter 244 Black Collar Peony

When Zhang Zian observed the Fengming Aviary from the outside, he thought that the inside of the aviary was a whole. However, walking through it with Professor Wei Kang, he realized that this is not the case. The interior is actually partitioned to divide different bird species. The area they are in right now is full of parrots.

"Professor Wei! Be careful to turn off the lights!"

There was a hoarse and dull voice, Zhang Zian and the others looked sideways, and an African gray parrot very similar to Richard was standing on a dead branch, looking at them with interest—although the shape was very Like, but the eyes are far less agile than Richard. The sentence just now is probably what it said.

Wei Kang pointed to it with a smile, "This is the most mischievous gray parrot here. It is quite smart. The employees named it 'Sicong'. It heard other employees say ' Pay attention to turn off the lights', and you will learn."

"Hello! Don't forget to brush your face at work!" it said again. These words are what it learned from the employees.

Zhang Zian would have been surprised if he hadn't met Richard, but at this moment he just smiled politely and said something casually. Because the voice of this parrot is very different from that of a human being, it is thick and hoarse, and I can barely make out what it is saying.

"There is a smarter parrot in his store." Guo Dongyue said suddenly.

"Huh?" Wei Kang was taken aback.

"And he speaks like a human." Guo Dongyue added.

Zhang Zian felt that Wei Kang's gaze suddenly became extremely hot, and he secretly scolded Guo Dongyue for being troublesome, and quickly explained: "No, my parrot is only averagely smart, and he doesn't speak well."

Guo Dongyue didn't understand why he was so humble, it was different from the Zhang Zian he knew.

Zhang Zian was in a state of distress. Just one Fina made Wei Kang feel like he was possessed. If there was another eloquent gray parrot, Wei Kang would probably go completely insane.

Thinking of Fina, he turned around and took a look. Fina followed behind with graceful steps, scanning the birds flying around with her proud and reserved eyes from time to time, as if she was patrolling its territory.

The snow lion never leaves Fina's side. If any bird that doesn't open its eyes flies too close, it will block Fina's body at a very fast speed and drive it away-this is an advantage, the one just now The female driver Jamie said that when she came to play in the aviary, she was attacked by bird droppings falling from the sky, making her body dirty and smelly. However, due to the presence of snow lions, Zhang Zian and the others did not suffer from this trouble, and always kept their clothes neat and clean .

Guo Dongyue listened carefully to Wei Kang's explanation,

Following Wei Kang's fingers, he looked for the peony parrot that his mother had raised before. Zhang Zian's attention was on the layout of Fengming's aviary. Every three or five steps in the aviary, there will be a bare dead branch planted on the ground; under the glass dome that serves as the ceiling, there are long artificial vines hanging, trying to create a wild atmosphere; Shelves and handles for birds to perch are everywhere.

"Professor Wei, since this place is free-range, why are there so many birdcages?" Zhang Zian asked, pointing to the many birdcages on both sides of the passage.

Wei Kang replied without hesitation: "It is for them to go on blind dates, sleep and breed, and they will not be disturbed."

Zhang Zian was about to lower his arm when a green parrot flapped its wings and landed on his forearm, apparently treating his arm as a stick or a dead branch. He froze immediately, wondering if he should chase it away, what if it shit on his arm? The dress is fairly new, just worn twice.

"Professor Wei..." He stopped and greeted the two people in front of him.

Wei Kang looked back and was amazed when he saw this bird, "You are so lucky, no wonder you can pick up the original Egyptian cat on the street... This is an extremely rare black-collared peony parrot, mainly distributed in southern Africa, even in the There is only one such parrot in this top-ranked aviary in China, and it was brought in from abroad by Lu Zongtuo. In addition, this kind of parrot is quite timid, and it is rare to fly to the hands of strangers on its own initiative thing."

When Zhang Zian heard that it was such a rare parrot, he couldn't help becoming interested.

This black-collared peony is actually not good-looking. It is slightly larger than ordinary peony parrots. Most of its feathers are emerald green, its beak is gray-black, and there is a conspicuous black line on the back of its neck. reason.

The black-collar peony also stared at Zhang Zian curiously, bouncing on his arm, looking down for something from time to time.

Wei Kang said, "It's looking for food."

Just now Zhang Zian seemed to see some staff members feeding and spreading grains like millet on the ground. Many parrots were pecking at the ground. Why didn't this black-collared peony eat it?

Wei Kang seemed to see what he was thinking, and said: "The staple food of the black-collar peony is figs, and its diet is extremely narrow. Some are like giant pandas that eat bamboo. If there is no figs to eat, it will be hungry for a few days. die."

What the hell! So delicate, no wonder it is rare. It is also fortunate that it is small in size. If it was as big as a giant panda and was so picky about eating, it would probably be extinct by now.

Zhang Zian was amazed, and said to it: "Didn't your parents tell you not to be picky eaters when you were young?"

Of course, the black-collar peony couldn't understand his words like Richard did. Its attention was no longer on Zhang Zian, but on the staff who were feeding other birds.

Wei Kang let out a long breath, "I am here as a consultant. Mr. Lu provides us with the necessary funds for all the cooperative relations with our research. In exchange, when he obtains rare birds abroad, he will use the research institute's Bring it back to the country in the name to avoid the risk of being confiscated at the customs.”

Zhang Zian didn't say anything, but carefully looked at the black-collared parrot on his arm. He felt a little strange at first, Wei Kang looked like an honest teacher, not like the kind of professor who was keen on dealing with businessmen, why did he appear in this birdhouse? Hearing Wei Kang's self-report, he understood that this is a relationship of mutual benefit.

The staff who received them just now hurried over with three bottles of mineral water in their arms and a small bamboo basket in their hands, "Professor Wei, here's some water for you."

The black-collar peony suddenly let out an extremely unpleasant cry, flew away from Zhang Zian's arm, and landed on the edge of the bamboo basket in the employee's hand, sticking his head in to peck at something.

Zhang Zian was taken aback by this strange cry, but fortunately it was not night, if it was night, he would have to pee in fright.

"Hehe, the sound is quite ugly. It sounds like this, so it's not very pleasing." Wei Kang was already immune to the black-collar peony's sound, so he was not surprised.

Zhang Zian picked his ears and eyes with his little finger, and said with a wry smile, "The eardrum was almost punctured..."

There are fresh figs in the bamboo baskets in the employees' hands, and the black-collared parrots are pecking at them mouthful after mouthful.

While Zhang Zian and Wei Kang paid attention to the black-collared parrots, Guo Dongyue was not interested in the rare black-collared parrots at all, and was still looking for the parrots in his memory.

Suddenly, on a lower branch, two parrots with green bodies and red cheeks caught his attention.

"Look there! That's the kind!" he said, pointing to them.