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Liu Wei told the camera as he walked: "The white tiger we usually mention is an albino variety of the Bengal tiger. It is a genetic mutation. In addition to the different fur color, compared with the normal Bengal tiger, there are many other aspects of life habits, personality, strength, etc." In this aspect, there is no difference.

When I encountered a black panther in the Amazon, I once gave you a popular science on the reasons why the jaguar turns black.

Normal animals have their own colored appearances, and they can independently synthesize melanin. In the process of melanin synthesis, an enzyme called norosinase plays an essential role. This enzyme can help tyrosine pass through A series of transformations form melanin.

In the white tiger's body, this enzyme cannot be produced and the conversion of melanin in the body cannot be completed, so it shows a white appearance.

However, the white Bengal tiger is very beautiful! "

Enter the white tiger viewing area.

The outside is blocked by a huge transparent glass wall.

Usually tourists watch and interact with white tigers outside the glass wall.

Seeing this scene, the audience in the live broadcast room immediately thought of the Internet celebrity Bai Hu who has become popular on the Internet recently.

"I know this place and that tiger is so cute!"

"Hahaha, the busiest tiger in the whole zoo!"

“You must add chicken legs to the tiger!”

“Two days ago, I was still discussing with my husband to go see it together!”

Liu Wei sat at the spot where tourists usually watch the white tiger. At this moment, the white tiger inside suddenly became alert and showed a fierce expression. Although there was a glass partition, a low roar could still be heard.

The white tiger suddenly jumped into the pond and swam to Liu Wei's position.

"Roar~"

With a roar.

Bai Hu jumped up and lay down on the glass wall, grinning and glaring at Liu Wei. His two front paws were very restless and slapped the glass wall.

The actual situation is the same as Director Zhou said. This white tiger is now very irritable.

Liu Wei walked towards Director Zhou and guessed: "Is it because there are too many people watching and it feels oppressive?"

The staff standing next to Director Zhou denied: "It shouldn't be possible. Since it became popular, countless tourists come to watch it every day. For a long time, it has been very gentle!"

Liu Wei nodded, "Prepare some food! I'll go in and take a look!"

Director Zhou turned around and told the staff, "Listen to Ah Wei's arrangements!"

The staff nodded and went to prepare.

Liu Wei communicated with the zoo veterinarian for a moment.

The veterinarian determined that he was in very good health, and no routine diseases were found from many days of observation and examination.

The possibility of a series of symptoms caused by the disease can be ruled out.

"Here we come, Director Zhou!"

The staff brought up two baskets of beef, "I just brought it back from the slaughterhouse this morning. It's very fresh!"

Liu Wei flipped through it and walked to the door of the breeding area carrying a piece of beef tendon meat. "Open it! Director Zhou!"

The staff member hesitated and looked at Director Zhou.

Director Zhou waved his hand to open the door and reminded, "Awei, be careful!"

At the same time, the veterinarian has prepared a sufficient amount of anesthetic. If the white tiger's behavior seriously threatens Liu Wei's life, he will inject the anesthetic with a flying needle.

Liu Wei made an OK gesture, looked calm, and walked in through the door.

The white tiger's breeding area is wide enough for him and a white tiger to go around in it.

The appearance of Liu Wei made the white tiger feel uneasy. It climbed out of the pond, stood on the artificial rock, glared at Liu Wei, and made a series of low groans.

"Long time no see!" Liu Wei didn't move for the time being. He smiled and waved to it gently, "Do you remember me? I came to see you last time. Look, I brought you delicious food!"

"Roar~"

The white tiger barked wildly.

The state it shows is that it is unwilling to get close to people.

Under normal circumstances, tigers raised in zoos are willing to get close to humans.

In the words of netizens: A tiger clearly distinguishes between a full meal and a full meal. Taking into account the worry-free life, it sometimes takes the initiative to please the keepers.

The previous impression of this white tiger in the minds of tourists was the same.

When the young lady takes a group photo, she will also actively raise her neck to cooperate.

It shows that this white tiger has subconsciously accepted many things that humans have instilled in it. This is a subtle process.

Liu Wei determined from this that the white tiger still regarded humans as friends.

So why does it now reject humans?

And there is a hunger strike?

Liu Wei guessed that there might be external reasons, maybe man-made!

He needed to try to contact this white tiger, communicate with it, and understand its thoughts.

"I know you are upset now, but if you don't eat, your health will get worse, and no one will come to see you again, or you may even be sent away!"

Liu Wei took the beef tendon and threw it over, "So you eat something first, and let's talk about other things slowly!"

The beef tendon meat was just thrown on the rock half a meter in front of the white tiger. It shrugged its shoulders, lowered its head, walked a few steps forward, sniffed it with its nose, but still did not eat.

He raised his head and roared at Liu Wei again.

Liu Wei moved closer to it in small steps.

It stared at Liu Wei with a fierce expression, but its blue eyes made people feel kind.

"Are you lonely? Can I talk to you?"

"Ang~ang~"

Bai Hu hummed a few times.

Liu Wei walked to the pond, and Bai Hu moved towards Liu Wei.

Liu Wei stopped and stood there.

He had made emergency preparations in his mind. If the white tiger suddenly attacked him, he could avoid it by relying on his superior physical fitness. At the same time, the observing veterinarian would immediately inject anesthesia. It seemed dangerous, but in fact the safety guarantee was already very high. .

"Come on! I'll wait for you here. I know you want to find someone to play with you!" Liu Wei squatted down, waiting for Bai Hu.

White Tiger walked halfway, and when he was about to approach Liu Wei, he suddenly stopped, raised his head and shouted at Liu Wei, and then turned around and went back.

Just for a moment, he and Bai Hu looked at each other, and he felt as if Bai Hu wanted to get close to him, but didn't dare.

Could it be that it was just confirming its identity?

After the white tiger turned around and went back, he lay down on the rock and put away his anger. He had a lovable look on his face and looked worried, but no matter how Liu Wei tried to please him, he ignored him!

Liu Wei walked out of the breeding area and asked Director Zhou, "Director Zhou, who is its breeder?"

"Me!" said the young man in uniform standing behind.

"When did you find out that he was on hunger strike?" Liu Wei thought that the breeder should know his situation better.

The young man said: "A few days after I transferred him, he started a hunger strike, and then he also became very repulsive to me and his temper became bad!"

Liu Wei seemed to know the reason, "Didn't you raise it before?"

The young man shook his head and said: "No, I was raising hippos before. After Master Zhang retires, I will take over his work!"

Liu Wei asked Director Zhou: "Who is Master Zhang?"

Director Zhou introduced: "I am an old employee of the zoo. When we first introduced the white tigers, he was in charge of raising them. It can be said that he watched these two white tigers grow up!"

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