I have a wildlife zoo

Ring-tailed lemurs sat atop the treetops, gazing at the exclamatory visitors below, but soon they leapt down from the trees and began to run about on the ground.

They too had been transported from other zoos and had grown accustomed to these creatures known as visitors.

If the visitors were closer, perhaps the lemurs would have examined them with curious caution, but separated by such a wide expanse of water, they seemed not to care much about the visitors, behaving as if they were in their natural environment, going about whatever they were doing.

The vegetation on the island wasn't dense! There were clear gaps between the trees, allowing a clear view of the ring-tailed lemurs hopping and scurrying between the isles.

From a distance, one ring-tailed lemur hopped across the ground like a rabbit several times, then nimbly leapt onto a shaded rock under a tree and took a few unhurried steps.

The tip of its slender tail naturally curled downward, forming a shape resembling a question mark.

Turning its head about 60 degrees to the left and right to scan the surroundings, it then leaped onto an imli tree, causing a bunch of leaves to rustle noticeably.

Su Hui said in surprise, "Hey, did you see that, the way it walked just now!"

"What?"

"When they walk, their tails look like question marks! Look, look, another one is coming over there!"

Yan Ganghui observed closely and perked up, "Hey, you're right! That is interesting!"

Watching the ring-tailed lemurs with their question mark-shaped tails swaying, for some reason, memories of playing Yasuo in League of Legends crept into his mind, accompanied by a trail of question marks sent by a teammate...

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In Su Hui's mind, however, a children's song lyric echoed with an innocent child's voice singing inquisitively, "Little friend, do you have many questions..."

There was a wooden fence about half a meter high at the edge of the island!

The low height of the fence was mainly to avoid obstructing the view of the exhibition area, serving only as a slight barrier.

Since the water was only about two meters deep, falling in wouldn't really be a problem, and the fence was there to ensure that children wouldn't fall in.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Near the fence, several educational display panels, with their surfaces tilted, stood apart at intervals.

Yan Ganghui and Su Hui had come to this spot just in time to see one of the educational display panels that introduced the tails of ring-tailed lemurs.

Two images of ring-tailed lemurs with their big question-mark-shaped tails accompanied the text: "The beautiful long tails of ring-tailed lemurs are banded black and white, with 13-14 stripes, which is the origin of their names.

Their body length is about 30-45 centimeters, and their tail length ranges from 40-50 cm, which is comparable to or even longer than their body length!"

Yan Ganghui scratched his head, looking rather incredulous, "That's surprising, the tail is longer than the body?"

To the right of the display panel was a device resembling a diary, with iron rings and thin iron pages that seemed as if they could be flipped upwards.

The cover posed a question, "Do you know what function the ring-tailed lemur's tail serves?"

Flipping the pages upward revealed the answer!

This interactive Q&A device didn't directly provide the answer, allowing visitors some time to think for themselves.

After seeing it, visitors were more likely to retain a deeper impression!

Su Hui speculated, "It should be for balancing the body, right?"

If the animal's tail is that long, then surely it can't be a hindrance!

Yan Ganghui said, "I guess so too!"

So the two of them huddled together, curious to turn the next page.

A: Maintaining Balance

The illustration on this page depicted a ring-tailed lemur walking steadily across a relatively thick rope.

"Their long tails help them keep their balance during movement!"

But turning this page over, there were clearly several more pages below, and A's annotation also indicated that this was only one of the functions of the tail.

What other functions? The pair looked at each other, a bit at a loss.

B: Keeping in Touch

The illustration showed a group of ring-tailed lemurs with tails held high, peering around among the trees.

They looked like black and white striped flags, very eye-catching!

"Ring-tailed lemurs often hold their ringed tails high, making them very noticeable, even from afar. It's a signal they use to keep in touch with each other while roaming through the grass and woods."

C: Emitting a Special Scent

This time, the illustration depicted two ring-tailed lemurs holding their tails above their backs, waving them at each other like fencers in a duel, their gazes filled with provocation.

Sharp swords, sharp eyes!

I yearn for a worthy opponent!

"The tails of ring-tailed lemurs also emit a scent into the air that marks individual identity like a human fingerprint, indicating an individual's status within the group. Therefore, a ring-tailed lemur with a cut tail would be at a great disadvantage within its group."

Having flipped through the display, the pair exclaimed in wonder, "So many functions, eh? The tail can even emit scents."

"It seems the tail is quite important to the ring-tailed lemur!"

Continuing on, following the direction of the leaps and bounds of the ring-tailed lemurs, they moved toward the eastern side of the island.

Here, they saw many ring-tailed lemurs basking in the sun!

Sunshine, like a shallow orange citrus, floated in the east, morning's cheerful golden light spread over the pale gray sands, and the open waters sparkled with twinkling gold.

Some alluaudia were entirely green, resembling slender palms, stretching out many branches; some grew straight up towards the sky, their trunks slightly twisted, while imli trees spread lush and green, casting dappled leafy shadows on the ground.

Groups of three or five ring-tailed lemurs, either on the sand, leaning against rocks or sitting on tree trunks, exposed their white-furred bellies, basking leisurely and comfortably in the sun.

One ring-tailed lemur, in a very lordly and bold posture, lounged on a tree trunk, hands placed on either side of his body, sunbathing while rotating his head with large arcs up, down, left, and right, as though he were doing some sort of fitness dance.

Twist the neck, twist the bottom, let's all exercise together~

There were also a few ring-tailed lemurs sitting on tree trunks with their hands held high, sunbathing while looking around, occasionally kicking their legs and licking their fur, like students distractedly goofing off during class.

On the sand, two ring-tailed lemurs sat in meditation close together, their eyes closed, heads gently tilting towards each other, seemingly because the sun was warm and comforting, lulling them into sleepiness!

The lemur on the right gently swayed its body, squinting to take a peek outside before quickly closing its eyes again. The lemur on the left let its head droop completely over, then suddenly straightened up, its orange-red eyes opening alertly, looking ahead.

Wu Zetian sat cross-legged in the most noticeable spot in the middle of the beach, her posture impeccably standard as she basked motionlessly in the sun, eyes also wide open.

It was as if she was participating in some solemn and serious ceremony, her attitude earnest, setting an example for the other sunbathing ring-tailed lemurs.