The zoo was open for the first time at night, and of course Fang Ye was also wandering around the garden.

Walking around from the Tiger Pavilion to the Wolf Pavilion, I heard the wolf howling from a distance.

When he saw the tourists, he greeted them with a smile: "How is it, do you see the wolf?" ”

"Hello Principal!"

"Good evening, Director!"

"I saw a wolf, I just ran over here, I don't know where I went!"

The tourists greeted each other with a lot of mouth, and then someone couldn't wait to ask: "Principal, the sound of the wolf's howl is so terrifying, do wolves eat people?" ”

"yes, the eyes are as dark as ghost fire, it's too scary."

Fang Ye was a little amused: "Are you all afraid of wolves?" Why are you afraid of wolves? ”

"Don't be afraid during the day, be afraid at night!" One tourist was honest.

A middle-aged man said with a solemn face: "I used to hear the old man say that every year in the village there are children who are taken away by wolves, and sometimes the children play by themselves in the yard, and when the family comes out, they can't see it."

Once when the wolf walked into the ditch with the child in his mouth, he was found and stopped by the villagers, and the family was still chasing behind, and the wolf saw too many people and left the child and ran away, although the child was lucky to survive, but was bitten by the wolf and disfigured, and half of his face was scarred when he grew up, the real thing over there! ”

"Wow!" There was a low exclamation from the tourists nearby.

"My old man also said that in the forties and fifties of the last century, the wolf plague in the northeast was very serious! At that time, wolves were not afraid of people, and often appeared in groups on the edge of the village, and even broke into the village, attacking and injuring people, stealing and eating livestock. ”

Another tourist pondered: "I remember reading a news before, saying that a female college student went to Qinghai alone for a tour, lost contact for 20 days, and the police finally found her body in Hoh Xil, only bones remained, and it was ruled out that he killed her, so it must have been eaten by wolves or bears!" ”

Tourists are horrified to hear it, and it feels scary to think about it!

After Fang Ye heard what everyone said, he spoke: "This is more complicated, first of all, I can tell you a simple conclusion, that is, there is no need to be afraid of wolves, because in the past twenty years, there have not been a few incidents of wolves actively attacking people in the world.

The few incidents of wolves attacking people also occurred when wolves ate livestock, and people were injured in the process of conflict with wolves in order to protect livestock. ”

Some tourists couldn't help but ask, "What happened to the female college student who was bitten to death by a wolf?" ”

Fang Ye looked at the tourists here, they were all adults and no children, so they could talk about some in-depth topics, so he patiently explained: "People have been missing for 20 days, and if they have been lost for so long, it is possible to freeze to death and starve to death, although animals will not take the initiative to attack people, but they will eat corpses." When the corpse decomposes, the smell wafts, and wolves, bears, eagles, and vultures are all scavengers, so they will naturally be attracted to the corpse and eat it.

There is no evidence that people were attacked and killed by wild animals when they were alive, but as soon as everyone heard that there were only bones left, and ruled out other killings, did they directly identify the murderer as a wild animal, or even directly identify it as a wolf? ”

Suddenly, a few tourists nodded silently, and some of them looked reflective, as if this was indeed the case, and they didn't think much about it.

Fang Ye stretched out his hands and said helplessly: "This is the stereotype and prejudice that people have about animals like wolves and tigers, when you think of them, you will think of 'ferocious, tyrannical and dangerous beasts' in your head.

Of course, there is a reason for this prejudice, there are wolf plagues and tiger plagues in history, so these carnivorous beasts are negative images in many literary and artistic works at home and abroad, such as 'Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma Wolf', 'Friends come with good wine, jackals come with shotguns', this negative impression has also been handed down with literary and artistic works, and is still rooted in people's hearts today.

But today's environment is different, like tigers and wolves have been killed not much, and the chance of encountering wolves or tigers in the wild is even smaller than winning the lottery.

And when they encounter people in the wild, they basically avoid people. You're afraid of them, they're afraid of you. ”

"I see."

A sturdy big brother was deeply touched: "That's right, people's understanding of animals should be constantly improving, and they can't stay in the past. I didn't have a good impression of wolves at first, but after visiting the wolf hall a few times, seeing the science display boards, and understanding their role in the ecosystem, my impression changed. ”

"Big brother is right, let everyone eliminate prejudice, correctly understand animals, and know how to treat animals, this is also the meaning of our zoo." Fang Ye gave a thumbs up and praised the eldest brother.

Since it comes to this topic, let's explain it clearly, otherwise just saying that wolves won't attack people now can't completely dispel everyone's concerns, and by the way, you can also talk about how to deal with wolves in the wild.

He continued: "As for why wolves attack people, some researchers have done a survey, and finally classified the reasons into four categories, namely rabies, defensive attacks, predatory attacks, and competitive attacks. ”

Tourists are listening attentively!

Fang Ye said: "It is easy to understand that having rabies will become manic, leave the wolf pack, and bite everything around that can and cannot move.

The difference between a sick wolf's attack and a predatory attack is that the sick wolf bites whoever it catches, the attack is random, and it does not eat its victim. However, wolves are not the main reservoir of rabies, and there are very few cases of sick wolves injuring people.

As for defensive aggression, it is a passive attack by the wolf because of fear or anger when a person violates the wolf, with the aim of fleeing the person or driving the person away.

For example, when the she-wolf takes the cubs, people appear around the nest, and the she-wolf attacks people in order to protect the wolf cubs. ”

Suddenly, a tourist appeared and said: "I have experienced this!" Once, when I was walking, I came across a small bird on the ground, and I thought that it would not fall out of the nest, and that I would not be caught by a stray cat, and I was going to take it back to raise it, but two birds flew over and pecked at me, and I thought that it might be their children, so I quickly put them down. ”

Fang Ye admonished: "Well, this is the right thing, if you encounter this kind of chick that falls outside the nest, you must not bring it back at will." Ordinary people don't know how to take care of young birds, the survival rate of domestic breeding is very low, and even if they are raised, birds do not know how to forage and prevent natural enemies when they grow up, and they will definitely die if they are put in the wild.

The little bird may have just failed to test the flight, and the parent bird is watching over it. In this case, just leave, or put them back on the branches, and if you are not sure what to do, contact the animal rescue center and let a professional help. ”

The rescue of birds is also a lack of understanding of the public, and there will be a special display board to introduce it after the bird hall is completed!

Back to the topic: "In the case of being attacked by wolves for no reason, it is good to evacuate this area first."

Defensive attacks also include wolf attacks on pursuing hunters, wolf attacks on animal trainers, not to mention this. In this case, the wolf will usually attack only once quickly, and will not chase and bite. ”