I have a wildlife zoo

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The red-and-green macaws have arrived!

The crate used for transportation this time was also much larger than the previous two.

Fang Ye opened the crate, and several red-and-green macaws were still asleep. All were adult parrots, nearly a meter in size, with head, neck, and chest feathers in a vivid, bright red, as though dyed in cinnabar.

Their beaks were crescent-shaped with a curved arc, the upper beak resembling ivory white, and the lower beak a steel-like deep black. Overall, they looked like giant pincers.

Their wings transitioned from tender green to light cyan, and then to the deep blue of the tail feathers, giving a texture-rich appearance.

Fang Ye couldn't help but think of the skin "Aether Wing" of the League of Legends angel Kayle, his favorite angel skin, which made her look like a war god when flapping her wings. The macaw's feathers truly did give off a metallic sheen akin to the Aether Wing, very cool indeed.

Following the traditional zoo protocol, the next step was naturally to see the veterinarian. Weighing, performing quarantine procedures, fitting leg rings...

If it hadn't been for Fang Ye's affable skill to help soothe them, the examination process would definitely not have been so easy.

You see, macaws can be almost a meter long! They're not birds of prey, but they might as well be.

Their diet contains many hard-shelled nuts, such as walnuts and acorns, which, no matter how tough the shell, are no match for their beak as strong as steel pincers— crushing them as if it's nothing, shattering with a single bite.

Though they are usually well-tempered, if provoked, a snap of their beak could easily break a person's finger.

Not just their beak, their claws are also very sharp, so it's necessary to wear thick gloves when handling them.

After a busy round of checks and having completed all the examinations, Fang Ye brought the several macaws to their aviary.

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Fang Ye took a nap to rest, and after waking up, he called Lan Li to start a livestream.

A few minutes passed, and there were already quite a few people in the livestream room.

"Good afternoon, Director!"

"Ah, waking up from a nap and getting to watch the Director's livestream, lucky!"

"Director, Director, what are you showing us today?"

The netizens greeted Fang Ye with laughes and jokes.

Fang Ye flashed a grin: "Our zoo has just received a couple of macaws, and today I'll take you guys to see them!"

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"Macaws? What are macaws, never heard of them!"

"In my mind appears the image of the Vajra Arhat... Could it be that macaws look very imposing, like the Strong Guy of the parrot world?"

"Strong what?"

Fang Ye cleared his throat twice: "Bros, this is a livestream, mind your language! If you say the name macaw comes from Vajra Arhat, you can indeed think of it that way.

Why? First off, macaws are large, with adult birds being close to a meter long. However, their appearance isn't the rough and rugged type, but rather they are very beautiful, almost like delicate pieces of mechanical art."

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And macaws are truly deserving of the title Strong Guy, they mainly live in the tropics, where many palm trees grow in the tropical rainforests, bearing fruits with tough outer shells that are quite difficult to crack open, even with a hammer for humans. Yet macaws can easily peck through the fruit's exterior with their beaks, accessing the seeds inside."

"Wow, a meter-long parrot? That's pretty impressive!"

"The zookeeper is truly knowledgeable! Did you major in zoo studies in college?"

"There's no such ghost major..."

Aether Wing tipped 3 rice balls!

Moyanxi tipped 10 shrimp balls!

Fang Ye smiled and continued, "Macaws also possess an incredible resistance to toxins. Their diet includes many flowers and fruits, and sometimes they might consume unripe or poisonous fruits, but they do not get poisoned. This is because macaws peck at clay on rock cliffs, which neutralizes the poisons in their food through the minerals found there."

"Who would have thought they're quite smart."

"No wonder they're called macaws, with their large size, great strength, and immunity to toxins, they really are the Vajra Arhat among birds."

"Let's give a shout-out to macaws!"

Pet Bird Misguides Me: "Zookeeper, which type of macaw did the zoo bring in?"

This ID clearly belonged to someone with a good understanding of birds, hence the question. Most netizens don't even know what a macaw is; they might have only seen the name in some news, let alone understand the specific subtypes.

Non-professionals or hobbyists with some research don't really know much about animals. Just like with orangutans, gorillas, monkeys, baboons, and gibbons, the average person can't tell who's who. In the end, they all just get lumped together as monkeys.

Fang Ye replied, "This time we've introduced the red-and-green macaw."

Pet Bird Misguides Me: "Awesome, the red-and-green macaw is one of my favorite parrots."

"Pet Bird Misguides Me" is actually named Hu Yan, a professional online writer. He was currently lying in a recliner, playing with his phone and watching Fang Ye's livestream. Perched on his stomach were two small birds, one black and one white, while he watched the live stream and played with the birds, gently stroking the heads of the little finches.

The petite birds on his stomach were finches, about the size of a mouse, easily fitting in the palm of one's hand. At that moment, the white finch chirped softly, "chiu chiu chiu," as he stroked it with his fingers, tilting its head and looking at him. The black finch hopped around on his stomach, as if playing on a trampoline.

As a full-time online novelist, Hu Yan usually stayed at home writing and barely stepped outside, even meals were delivered by takeaway. Spending so much time at home caused loneliness to seep in, but as he worked from home, there was no office interaction with colleagues. His classmates were in different cities, finding someone to hang out with wasn't easy.

So, he thought about getting a pet and followed a few cute pet UPs. However, after watching some videos, he felt like keeping cats or dogs seemed like too much hassle, with all the poop scooping, tooth brushing, and walking required. Some of the more lively ones could even make a mess of the house, which gave him second thoughts.

Latterly, a friend recommended keeping a finch instead. He just needed to feed them a bit of millet and vegetables, which sounded very easy to manage.

Hearing this, Hu Yan thought it sounded good. Easy to care for was one thing, and finches were supposedly the birds of choice for scholars and literati. Perhaps keeping them could even bring him a bit of literary grace, an endless flow of inspiration, and speed up his typing. So, he bought a pair, one black and one white.

Who knew that after getting finches, while his loneliness was alleviated, his writing efficiency took a hit!

The little creatures would sometimes hop onto the keyboard while he was typing, leaving him unable to proceed. Sometimes they'd tear up papers, requiring a scolding from him. Actually, scolding was nothing more than a gentle head pat, as the finches were too adorable, and Hu Yan found it hard to be stern.

Even when he put them in a cage, he couldn't resist taking them out for a little play from time to time.

Just like now, while he was all set to write, seeing Fang Ye start the live stream was an excuse to take a break and play with the birds.

To take better care of the finches, he even joined a bird hobbyist group, which included many parrot owners. In the group, he gleaned some knowledge through osmosis. One of the group administrators, who lived abroad, kept a hyacinth macaw, which indeed looked splendid.