"The golden-eyed beast in this Journey to the West should be a hippopotamus!"

"Wow, pigs can all fly!"

"Elegance never goes out of style!"

"I've always been curious, why not call it a river pig or a hippo! It doesn't look like a horse at all."

"Then you think about seahorses, they don't look like horses anymore."

"...I was speechless!"

The tourists are all talking enthusiastically.

It is also a very interesting experience to watch such a fat man weighing two or three tons flying around lightly in the water.

Some children excitedly called their parents: "Mama! Mama! Take a picture of me!"

While chasing the hippopotamus, he motioned to the parents to take a photo with the hippopotamus as the background.

Mother smiled and said, "Take a picture!"

The breeder also came to the underwater corridor and explained to the nearby tourists with his headset: "Is the hippo a horse living in the river or a pig? Actually neither! Hippos and whales are actually distant relatives."

Tang Xiaoxin was surprised: "Huh?"

Looking at the hippo's chubby body, short limbs, and relatives who say it is a pig, it feels more credible. It's too far from a whale! It's impossible to hit eight poles.

The breeder laughed and said, "Is it a little unexpected? Long ago, hippos and whales had the same ancestors. During the long evolutionary process, some of them adapted to life in the sea and became whales. Become a hippopotamus.

The most direct similarity between hippos and whales as relatives is that although they can dive, they must breathe on the surface, not underwater!

The eyes, nose and ears of the hippopotamus are almost all on the top of the head, almost on the same plane. In addition, its nostrils and ears have a set of flexible muscle tissues like valves.

Hippos usually submerge their whole body in the water, and only expose their ears, eyes and nostrils to the surface of the water, so that they can not only breathe normally, but also can detect danger in time without being noticed by the enemy.

When the hippopotamus dives into the water, this set of valves will automatically close, sealing the nostrils and earholes, like a waterproof cover, firmly blocking the water, ensuring that the nostrils and earholes are clean and no drop of water enters.

Usually every three to five minutes, you will float up to take a breath, and you can dive underwater for up to half an hour!

Moreover, under water, the closed stomata can make buzzing and ticking sounds. In this way, hippos can communicate with their companions. The sound can be very far away and contains a lot of information, such as location, territorial boundaries, and nearby resources. and many more.

This way of communication is similar to the way whales communicate. "

After listening to the explanation, the surrounding tourists gave out a burst of exclamation.

"Wow"

"Never thought about how they breathe underwater! What a special animal!"

"Diving for half an hour, this lung capacity is big enough!"

"Hippos and whales are relatives. It really shocked my mother for a whole year!"

The breeder said: "So although hippos always stay in the water, they can only dive and can't swim!

By stepping on the bottom of the river, jumping forward, swimming is worse than walking in the water. You can pay attention to it. "

Tang Xiaoxin casts his gaze into the water, as if he was just ready to breathe in the water!

I saw it floated under the rocky cliff on the shore, stretched out its limbs to anchor the body like a boat, and squatted down a bit, then the two front feet were lightly touched, and then the hind legs kicked hard!

The huge body flew lightly and floated towards the surface of the water.

On the rocky cliff, the forelimb was gently pulled twice, and he came forward to the shallow water area, where he could only vaguely see its ass.

"Oh!!"

"impressive!"

Dudu will remain motionless, staying underwater, lying on a rock, seeming to be sleeping.

Tang Xiaoxin looked at its cozy look, even a little envious!

It should be a comfortable thing to be able to soak in the cool water in the hot summer, it is really enjoyable.

Fatty floated to the surface and took a breath, and started walking lightly on the rocky cliff.

Suddenly stepped on empty!

He looked a little panicked, his head swayed constantly on the water, and slowly sank, four short legs violently swayed in the water, and his body twisted and twisted along with it!

"Wow!"

When the tourists saw Fatty panicking and struggling, they also exclaimed nervously!

But Fatty twisted his body, adjusted the angle, his body became a posture parallel to the bottom of the water, and he became much calmer at once.

Slowly fell towards the bottom of the water and wandered easily.

Tang Xiaoxin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, showing a relaxed smile, and applauded happily: "Awesome!"

The underwater behavior of hippopotamus is indeed very interesting and charming!

The two watched here for a long time with relish.

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Going down the zoo one day, I am satisfied to see it!

When I walked to the small farm, I found that there were many children squatting on the grass beside the fence, gently touching the fluffy rabbits.

The sheared alpacas walked leisurely in the playground.

After so long, Brother Aotian has recovered his old temperament. He will stay in the corner, with unruly bangs, and look like thinking deeply about the philosophy of sheep.

Qian Ke ridiculously waved hello: "Brother Aotian!"

Brother Aotian turned his head and glanced at them, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com turned his head disdainfully.

In the paddy field by the roadside, the ears of rice have also turned golden, and they seem to fall heavily.

Tang Xiaoxin looked at the rice field, looking for the rice he had planted before, and said with joy: "Wow, I am growing strong! It should be about to be harvested!"

Qian Keke looked forward to it: "I don't know how it tastes, wait until the boiled rice is harvested!"

Before they left, they went to the souvenir shop again!

Seeing the crane-themed stationery gift bag placed in a prominent position at the door, his eyes straightened suddenly.

The classmates in the previous school who used this set of stationery were too envious. No student could resist the love of this exquisite stationery!

What's more, the two are still loyal fans of the zoo. One of the goals of coming to the zoo today is to buy a set of stationery.

Hurriedly put on a gift bag first, and continued to look like other new souvenirs.

While picking up a souvenir, Tang Xiaoxin felt something near her feet.

Looking down subconsciously, it was a furry brown rabbit! Hopped forward and ran away.

Suddenly opened his eyes in surprise: "Huh?"

The rabbit saw a lot of furry animal puppets on a shelf next to him, and jumped up, pretending to be the puppets motionless.

However, the young lady in the breeder's clothes came over, looked down, and hugged it as soon as she reached for it.

Ruthless Iron Hand!

The rabbit was cleverly picked up and didn't resist, so he was picked up like this.

Seeing this scene, Qian Keke couldn't help but laughed: "Haha, jailbreak failed!"

Tang Xiaoxin thought it was very interesting: "There are no rabbit puppets at all in the souvenir shop. This is not seen through at a glance."