A face like a tiger, but with a head of fluffy, golden mane. It clearly had tiger-like stripes all over its body, yet its skeletal structure was considerably more robust than that of an ordinary tiger.
Its mere presence was as if a tiger and a lion had merged into one.
What's more, it possessed another distinctive trait: its immense size. Unexpectedly, astonishingly large.
It was even bigger than Da Mi, who had debuted not long ago. Standing there, it gave one the illusion of seeing a prehistoric creature.
After staring for a long time, a tourist who had visited Animal City before finally recognized it.
"This looks like a lion cub I saw at Animal City before. How did it grow up to be like this?"
"Yeah, yeah, I think I have a vague impression too."
"I remember interacting with it at Animal City just a few months ago. What on earth does it eat to grow so big?"
"Don't ask, just say it's Xihong Zoo's secret recipe."
"I recall it was a liger, wasn't it? Aren't ligers and tigons supposed to have severe genetic defects, poor health, and short lifespans?"
"If you call this thing unhealthy, then what is healthy?"
"Director Yang: Live! All of you, live!"
"It looks like it can fight really well, combining the strengths of lions and tigers. Isn't that invincible?"
Undoubtedly, this creature, making its fourth appearance, was the little Golden Mane Roar that Yang Lin had rescued at the Diannan Zoo.
With its genetic defects corrected, it had grown exponentially, as if it had been supercharged. Its weight had now surpassed a ton, and it could beat up ordinary lions and tigers as if playing a game.
If it weren't for its usual reclusive nature, its popularity would certainly rank among the top attractions in the park.
However, after this meet-and-greet, its fame and fan base would undoubtedly skyrocket.
After the Golden Mane Roar finished its turn, zookeepers began bringing out more young animals born later.
But these ordinary cubs naturally did not generate the same level of excitement as the earlier ones.
Just as the atmosphere was beginning to feel a bit dull, a resounding cry echoed across the entire zoo from the sky.
Hearing the sound, everyone instinctively looked up.
They saw a sight in the cloudless sky: six raptors, one large and five small, gliding through the air.
One moment they appeared to be hundreds of meters away, and in the blink of an eye, that distance had shrunk to less than a hundred meters.
At this point, everyone could see them more clearly.
The six approaching raptors were unmistakably six golden eagles.
At this point, no introduction was needed; everyone knew who they were.
"Aren't these the children of the golden eagle couple from Birdsong Forest? They've grown so big."
"Wasn't their eldest one just hatched from an egg at the beginning of the year? How can it be so much bigger than its younger siblings all of a sudden?"
"Yeah, the difference is too great. It looks like it's leading five little chicks when flying with its siblings."
"Here they come, they're about to land!"
Before the surrounding tourists could finish their sentences, a gust of strong wind swept over their heads.
Some who were closer could barely open their eyes.
Then, they felt darkness descend upon them from above.
When they opened their eyes again, a golden eagle, gleaming like gold and as large as an adult, had landed in the center of the stage.
Along with it were five other golden eagles that looked relatively normal.
Of course, "normal" was only relative; in reality, they were still quite large, capable of easily snatching a child or two into the air.
After a moment of bewilderment, the tourists quickly regained their composure.
The next second, they all turned their excited gazes towards the six golden eagles in the arena.
"Holy cow, this is getting more and more absurd. How did they grow so fast too?"
"Exactly, they're even bigger than their parents."
"I don't care about their size, I care about how fast they can fly at full speed."
As if understanding the tourists' murmurs, the eldest golden eagle on stage, Xiao Yueyue, glanced at them with disdain.
The next second, it spread its massive wings, which had a wingspan of over six meters.
Accompanied by a surge of wind, its enormous body immediately soared upwards.
Before anyone could clearly observe its flight, it had already transformed into a golden streak of lightning and disappeared into the clouds.
Witnessing this, the crowd was instantly dumbfounded.
"Where did it go?"
"It got angry and flew away."
"That's poor work attitude, too perfunctory."
"Quick, go call Director Yang and get it back."
...
Just as perplexed questions were being uttered, a golden figure reappeared in the sky.
Two seconds later, the familiar gust of wind swept across the stage once more.
*Splish!*
A grass carp, over a meter long, landed heavily on the stage.
Looking at the large grass carp, and then at Xiao Yueyue the golden eagle slowly folding its wings, the crowd finally understood where it had gone.
"Where did it get such a big fish?"
"There aren't many bodies of water near Xihong Zoo, except maybe the Yong River?"
"It couldn't be from the park's internal water features, could it?"
"The Yong River is several kilometers away. How did it get a fish back so quickly?"
Looking at the grass carp still wriggling on the stage, and then checking the time on their phones, they finally reached an astonishing conclusion: it had taken less than half a minute from flying off to returning with the grass carp.
Upon realizing this, the expressions on everyone's faces changed dramatically.
"This is miraculous!"
"As expected, the second generation of Xihong Zoo animals are not simple."
"I was worried that Xihong Zoo might decline once popular animals like Hua Dajie got old, but it seems I was overthinking it."
"This is only the second generation. By the third generation, they'll be even more incredible than now."
"According to the laws of species evolution, the next generation will only be stronger than the current one."
"Let's look forward to that day."
.....
Just as everyone was deeply stunned by the speed displayed by Peng Baobao on stage, in a corner below the stage, a pair of golden eyes was also observing everything.
"My heavens, what kind of zoo is this? Are there any normal animals here?"
"It's one thing for the lions and tigers to be incredibly fierce, but how can even a bird be this powerful?"
"Didn't those people say I would be the strongest animal in this world?"
"I'm not even a speck of dust compared to them."
As the owner of these golden eyes began to feel anxious about its own strength, it suddenly felt a cold gaze directed at it.
Following the direction of the gaze, it realized that the large golden bird from the stage was staring intently in its direction.
"Oh no, I've been discovered!"
Without time to ponder why its usually foolproof biological camouflage had failed, it immediately took off on its legs.
But before it could take more than two steps, a fierce wind rushed at it from behind.
Simultaneously, shouts of alarm from the tourists could be heard.