In the tiger enclosure, as Yang Lin bestowed a new talent upon Sister Hua, a faint heartbeat immediately resonated from within her belly.
Though this change was minuscule, Sister Hua was the first to sense it.
"I'm pregnant?"
With a hint of disbelief, Sister Hua murmured.
Upon hearing her words, Shuai Shuai immediately stood up, his expression more surprised than Sister Hua's.
As both tigers were in a state of extreme shock, Yang Lin walked in, carrying the white tiger cub.
After taking a glance at Sister Hua, he said to Da Mi:
"It seems you'll be an older brother before long. You'll have a playmate then."
Hearing Yang Lin's words, the white tiger cub's eyes immediately lit up.
"Where, where, where are my little brothers and sisters?"
"In your mother's belly."
"You're the older brother now. You have to protect your little brothers and sisters. You can't just run off anymore, understand?"
At this moment, the white tiger cub suddenly wore a look of feigned understanding and nodded vigorously.
Soon, it ran to Sister Hua's belly, looking around from side to side.
Concurrently, a maternal aura appeared on Sister Hua's face.
After waiting for decades, it had finally arrived.
Just as the trio filled with anticipation for the new life to come, Yang Lin also announced the news of Sister Hua's pregnancy to the public.
Instantly, the visitors in the park became excited.
Throughout the entire Xihong Zoo, although Sister Hua's popularity had never ranked first, it had always remained in the top three.
As a veteran animal of the park, she possessed a massive fan base. Upon learning that she would soon welcome her own cubs, her fans were genuinely happy for her.
"That's great! Sister Hua is about to have her second baby. I wonder what this second tiger cub will look like."
"No need to wonder, it should be much larger than an ordinary tiger cub at birth."
"According to genetics, perhaps the little cub's size will be even bigger than Sister Hua's."
"My goodness, how big will that be?"
"Its status as the king of tigers will be established from birth."
"That makes me even more expectant."
"How many days until we can see the little tiger king? Will it also be a mutated breed?"
"A tiger's gestation period is usually a little over a hundred days, so we should be able to see the little tiger in about three months."
"As for whether it will be a mutation, that's unclear."
"There's already a white tiger, will there be a black tiger?"
"Then I think there should be a green tiger as well."
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As the visitors filled with anticipation for the soon-to-be-born tiger cub, the news of Sister Hua's pregnancy also spread across the internet.
Just like the visitors on-site, netizens also sent their blessings.
Major media outlets were, naturally, no exception.
After all, even the pregnancy and birth of an ordinary Siberian tiger was considered great news for the entire Dragon Country.
And even more so for a star Siberian tiger like Sister Hua.
As the news of Sister Hua's pregnancy went viral, Yang Lin simultaneously received some very unexpected news.
"Due to the arrival of cold air, the temperature in our city will experience a cliff-like drop, with the lowest temperature potentially reaching 8 degrees Celsius. A large number of overwintering migratory birds will face difficulties in overwintering..."
Looking at the weather forecast on his phone and then at the weather outside, Yang Lin's brow furrowed.
As a city located south of the Tropic of Cancer, Ning Nan rarely experienced single-digit temperatures.
The average temperature was basically around 20 degrees Celsius year-round.
Precisely because of this, a large number of migratory birds migrated south to Ning Nan every year to overwinter.
Large flocks of migratory birds could be seen in various wetlands every year.
But if this cliff-like temperature drop were to happen, not only would the overwintering migratory birds be affected, but the animals in Xihong Zoo would also be impacted.
Especially those animals from tropical regions, they had never endured such hardship.
With this thought, Yang Lin immediately summoned all the staff in the park.
As soon as the personnel had gathered, he immediately explained the situation.
"In short, Ning Nan may be facing an unprecedented severe cold snap soon. Everyone, please help me think of ways to help the animals in the park safely get through this winter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Kexin immediately stood up.
"Cousin..."
"You must use your title when at work."
"Okay, Director."
"My idea is this: let's install air conditioners or heating systems in all the enclosures. This way, the animals will be warm."
As soon as she finished speaking, horror appeared on Yang Lin's face.
"Do you know how many air conditioners that would require and how much electricity it would waste? No, that's too environmentally unfriendly."
"And I think some animals would definitely get curious and chew on the wires."
"Alright then."
Just after Chen Kexin finished stating her opinion, Hou Lei stood up.
"Actually, there are many zoos we can learn from for this kind of situation."
"For example, the zoo in the capital. Their winter temperatures can drop below zero, so they extensively use heated rooms, sunrooms, and underfloor heating."
"Even the aquatic animals live in heated pools."
"The temperature here isn't that low, so underfloor heating and heated pools are unnecessary."
"My suggestion is to build separate heated rooms and sunrooms for the animals from tropical regions."
"As for the animals that are not from tropical regions, I suggest we don't need to bother with them."
"What?"
As soon as Hou Lei finished speaking, everyone in the room looked at him with surprise.
"Do we really not need to bother with them?"
Even Yang Lin asked with a puzzled expression.
"Director, I've actually observed carefully. The animals in our zoo are clearly stronger than those in other zoos, so their ability to resist cold is much stronger."
"And the current temperature, while low compared to Ning Nan's usual weather, is not really low compared to other regions."
Hou Lei explained earnestly.
It was understandable that everyone would think this way. In previous years, Ning Nan was not exactly spring-like all year round, but it certainly didn't experience such a drastic temperature drop as this year.
For them, native southerners, 6 degrees Celsius was already an extreme cold.
"Alright then, we'll do as you say. I'll go contact people to customize heated rooms and sunrooms for the animals that are sensitive to the cold."
After speaking, Yang Lin walked out of the office and began to look for channels to procure heated rooms and sunrooms.
And not long after he left the office, several figures flew from the distant sky towards Xihong Zoo.
Their numbers were so vast that they could be described as obscuring the sky.