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Chapter 303 Mysterious Fruit

The talkative parrot is still talking non-stop, but the anklet on the other party's ankle has already explained everything.

Switching the camera to the close-up mode, Zhou Chen said slowly: "Look, everyone, there is a metal ring on the left foot of this parrot. If I guessed correctly, someone should have raised this parrot before."

Zhou Chen's words sparked discussion in the live broadcast room again.

"I'll go, really, this parrot has ankle rings."

"Do foreign parrots also have ankle rings?"

"Would the ankle ring have any effect on the parrot?"

"What's this ankle ring for? Tell me whoever has the big dick."

"I don't know what the ring is for, but I'm a big dick."

"No picture no truth. (funny)"

Seeing that people don't know much about artificially bred parrots.

Zhou Chen went on to say: "The anklet is the symbol of the aviary where the parrot was born, and the anklet of the parrot that comes out of the official breeding ground has a specific number, which is recorded and can be found, and the risk of loss is minimized.

But this kind of foot ring is a closed foot ring, which can be easily put on when the chick's claws are very soft. Moreover, a parrot wearing a fully closed foot ring also means that it is a domesticated bird. Many countries, even states Bird trade to and from the state relies on seal footbands to identify domesticated birds as a way to combat the illegal wild bird trade. "

He paused and continued: "There is another kind of foot ring that can be opened, which is an open type, which is specially designed for adult birds. Eight-character rings, U-shaped rings, etc. can be connected to a chain to control the parrot within a certain range. Activity.

Many zoos use a number of "open" foot bands to identify their birds, for example, males wear them on the right foot; females wear them on the left.

In fact, in Europe, many zoos even use colored plastic ankle rings, which can also identify the sex, age, etc. of birds. "

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, he looked at the parrot again.

"Actually, since the first time I saw this parrot, I had doubts in my heart."

"This is an African gray parrot. This wild parrot usually inhabits low-altitude areas and rainforests. It lives in groups and likes to inhabit trees or palm trees near rivers and lakes."

"This kind of bird usually moves together in groups, but this one is alone. If it is not injured, then it is the reason of the bird itself that it is out of gregarious."

Before Zhou Chen finished speaking, the guy on his shoulder yelled again, "Eat, eat..."

Seeing this scene, the public screen in the live broadcast room was swiped again.

"Hahaha, this guy is too cute."

"Why does the boss always meet foodies? Could it be that foodies are looking for foodies?"

"Dare to find brother Chen to eat, this parrot is a bit capable."

"Stop barking, brother Chen will feel hungry again."

The parrot screamed, and everyone was amused.

Although Zhou Chen wanted to feed the birds, he didn't have any food on his body that parrots could eat.

African gray parrot is a typical climbing bird, with toe-shaped feet, two toes forward and two toes backward, suitable for grasping, strong beak, can eat hard nuts, short tail, round head, long hair on the face, hi Climbing, not good at flying.

These guys eat all kinds of seeds, nuts, fruits, nectar, berries, and more.

Not long after Zhou Chen came out, he only had a piece of rabbit meat on his body.

"Eat, eat..."

Seeing that Zhou Chen was indifferent, the parrot barked again.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen wondered if the other party was too edible and was deliberately thrown away by the original owner.

The parrot was hungry, but couldn't stop talking like Ben.

"Eat, eat..."

Every few minutes, the other party kept shouting hungry like a robot.

Zhou Chen was a little dizzy when he was called by the other party.

If he hadn't seen that the other party was an artificially hatched parrot, Zhou Chen would have wanted to stew it.

The pure wild African gray parrot is very smart, especially the other party has a strong speaking ability, is talented, has a high IQ, and is famous for being good at imitating human language. This bird has been proved to have the cognition of a 4- to 6-year-old child in some tasks level.

African gray parrots can learn number sequences and associate human sounds with human faces, new experiments show.

To deal with such a smart guy, Zhou Chen can only outsmart him.

"Just know how to eat..."

Zhou Chen said helplessly.

Although he didn't know if he could find food for the gray parrot ahead, but since he met this guy, he couldn't let it starve to death.

Parrots are very friendly, obviously this guy has spent a lot of time with humans.

Zhou Chen planned to go hunting, but unexpectedly picked up a parrot, and it seemed to be a foodie.

The African gray parrot is very smart, and Zhou Chen can listen to the other party almost without giving instructions.

After walking for about half an hour, a piece of red berry appeared in front of his eyes.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen said excitedly: "Look, everyone, there is actually a piece of red berries here."

Before Zhou Chen could make a move, the gray parrot that had been standing on his shoulder flew out directly.

"This guy must have been a starving ghost in his previous life."

Seeing the other party's actions, Zhou Chen not only complained.

Picking off a crystal clear red fruit, Zhou Chen looked at it carefully.

After a slight pause, Zhou Chen said slowly: "Here is a piece of miracle fruit. Its fruit is sweet and sour. After eating it, eat other acidic foods, such as lemons, capers, etc., which can turn the sour taste into sweetness. Known as the "mystery fruit".

"The pulp of the miracle fruit contains a glycoprotein called 'mutamel', which is tasteless in itself but acts on the taste buds on the tongue.

After eating miracle fruit, the function of taste bud receptors can be temporarily disturbed by glycoprotein, the taste bud receptors sensitive to sour or other flavors are temporarily paralyzed and inhibited, while the taste bud receptors sensitive to sweet taste are excited and active.

Therefore, chew a few mouthfuls of miracle fruit and then eat sour, bitter, and salty food, you will feel sweet and fragrant in your mouth, and the sweetness taste will remain in your mouth for up to 30 minutes. "

"The plant is common in Africa and an important food source for many herbivores."

When Zhou Chen speaks, he will throw a red fruit into his mouth.

"Well, it's sweet and sour, and eating a few in the hot summer will surely drive away the heat."

Zhou Chen chewed the mysterious fruit and sighed.

After a slight pause, Zhou Chen continued: "The miracle fruit is not only highly ornamental, but also has many effects. The miracle fruit extracted from this fruit has a strong sweetening effect. It is reported that 0.1 mg of the miracle fruit can produce Long-lasting sweetening effect."

"The red cyanoside pigment and flavonol pigment extracted from the peel of miracle fruit can be used as a coloring agent for food and beverages."

"The concentrated dry powder of miracle fruit can be formulated into food that can be chewed, and the miracle fruit can be used as an appetite suppressant drug, which can be developed for weight loss drugs and appetite suppressant drugs."

When Zhou Chen popularized science, the gray parrot had already started eating happily.

Looking at the other person's appearance of eating, he couldn't help feeling: "You really are a foodie!"

(End of this chapter)