The Hidden Dragons and Phoenixes in the Zoo

At West Rainbow Zoo, as the fame of the chimpanzee Li Wei "Poop Thrower" spread across the internet, more and more local tourists came to visit.

By the time Yang Lin arrived dragging a second box of umbrellas, the area outside the chimpanzee enclosure was already packed three layers deep.

Looking at this scene, Yang Lin couldn't help but wonder:

"Has modern people's curiosity for the bizarre really become this severe?"

"They don't want to see well-behaved animals, but prefer ones that throw feces at people."

Just as he was bemused by this thought, a sudden cheer erupted from the crowd.

Following the cheers, he saw that the chimpanzee Li Wei had already started to tear up patches of grass from the ground.

After ripping up the grass, it held the clump tightly in its hand, occasionally making throwing motions.

Every time it made a feint, the crowd would burst into cheers.

Seizing this moment, Li Wei suddenly threw the grass clump forcefully at the nearest tourist.

Bang!

Without fail, the tourist was hit square in the face by the grass.

But even so, this tourist wasn't angry at all. Instead, they burst out laughing as if they'd won the lottery.

"Tsk tsk, if I'd known the tourists loved this so much, I would have fed Li Wei more yesterday. Maybe add some croton oil for an extra special shower for everyone."

Seeing the tourists' excitement rising, Yang Lin quickly took out the megaphone he had prepared.

"Dear visitors, please note that besides the chimpanzee enclosure, the animals in other areas are also very interesting. You're welcome to visit them as well."

Hearing Yang Lin's words, the tourists recognized his familiar face.

"Are the other animals as interesting as Poop Thrower?"

"Yeah, do they have any special tricks?"

"To be honest, I feel like Poop Thrower alone is worth the ticket price."

"I think it's already impressive that their zoo has one abnormal animal like Poop Thrower."

"Not necessarily. Where there's a sleeping dragon, there's bound to be a phoenix chick."

...

Seeing that people's interest had been piqued, Yang Lin quickly added:

"Right next to the chimpanzee enclosure, in the monkey area, I've prepared a show for everyone."

"Those interested can follow me."

After saying this, Yang Lin turned and walked towards the monkey enclosure.

Quite a few curious tourists followed him.

After a short walk, they arrived at a monkey enclosure similar to the chimpanzee one.

As soon as people approached the monkey enclosure, energetic music started playing.

With the music, a figure swung over from the back of the enclosure.

As soon as it landed, it performed a perfect 720-degree backflip for the audience.

Seeing this, the tourists burst into applause.

As they were clapping, the slender figure suddenly started moving in a strange manner.

Its limbs seemed to move as if newly grown, full of awkwardness.

After watching for a moment, the tourists' expressions suddenly changed.

"This... This is robotic dancing!"

"The monkey is doing the robot dance, oh my god!"

As one tourist exclaimed in surprise, the others also realized what was happening.

Its stiff movements, combined with the strongly rhythmic music, were indeed a powerful robotic dance performance.

"Holy crap, isn't this Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'? It's even doing the moonwalk! Is this really a monkey?"

"Are you sure it's not a dance performer in a costume?"

"If it's a costumed performer, that's even more impressive. Even Michael Jackson couldn't dance like that in a full-body suit."

......

In an instant, everyone's attention was drawn to the gibbon dancing energetically in the cage. Even those who had been watching Li Wei the chimpanzee earlier were now drawn over.

When they saw the dancing gibbon, their expressions of surprise were no less than the previous group of tourists.

"Isn't this the gibbon that drinks Coke? It can even dance?"

"This is unbelievable. It dances better than me, and I've been learning street dance for eight years."

"I have a feeling this monkey will go viral soon."

"That's stating the obvious. If it doesn't go viral, I'll run to Poop Thrower with my mouth wide open right now."

While expressing their amazement, the tourists didn't forget to record videos of the dancing gibbon.

What happened next was indeed as these tourists had predicted.

Almost as soon as these videos were uploaded, their popularity began to skyrocket.

Soon, videos of the gibbon Li Qiang started to rival those of the chimpanzee Li Wei in popularity.

The comments under the videos were diverse and colorful.

"Indeed, where there's a sleeping dragon, there's bound to be a phoenix chick. I thought a poop-throwing chimpanzee was already unbeatable, but right next door there's a dancing gibbon."

"Judging by how skilled this gibbon is at dancing, I think it must have been learning for at least two and a half years."

"Makes sense. Look at the two stripes on its body, don't they look like suspenders?"

"Enough, you guys. Are you starting a fan club here too?"

"This gibbon's quality is really 666 (awesome)."

"I quite liked this gibbon before, but after what you all said, I suddenly like it even more."

"My goodness, the small West Rainbow Zoo houses both a sleeping dragon and a phoenix chick at the same time. The zoo owner must be quite extraordinary."

"Indeed, to raise two such unique animals, the owner must be talented."

"It should be the zookeeper who's amazing. Clearly, this zookeeper understands animals."

"What do you know? This zoo only has one person. He's the owner, the zookeeper, and occasionally even sells tickets."

"Damn, and sometimes he's also a scammer. I bought a pack of tissues from him to wipe off the poop, and he charged me 10 yuan."

"What? You're complaining about 10 yuan for a special ape poop experience plus a pack of tissues?"

"I heard chimpanzee feces contain probiotics that can boost brain power. 10 yuan is actually quite cheap."

"Really?"

"Of course I'm joking, you little idiot."

With all the buzz, soon the gibbon Li Qiang began to rival the chimpanzee Li Wei in popularity. While netizens jokingly referred to them as West Rainbow Zoo's "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick," Li Qiang also gained an additional nickname — "MJ Spacewalker Ape."

Driven by this pair of extraordinary animals, the name West Rainbow Zoo gradually became known to everyone in Dragon Country.