Changzhou Yan Cheng Wild Animal Park 'Transforms Donkey into Zebra,' Children Display Confusion?
Yameng City is a very popular tourist attraction within Changzhou, and it is a national 5A-level scenic area. Right next to the Chunqiu Yameng Park is another Yameng Wild Animal Park, which is characterized by large-scale wild animal ecological grazing and self-driving car viewing. It integrates animal display and protection with scientific education, making it a very comprehensive wild animal park in East China. Recently, something quite strange happened here.
The strange thing is that a donkey in the park became like a zebra! This is not because the park lowered its costs by 'replacing good with bad', because the park also has real zebras for visitors to view. After all, Yameng Wild Animal Park is a very mature park, which is undeniable.
So how did the 'zebra donkey' come about? Let me explain what happened.
The donkey was painted as a zebra on April 1st, which is the well-known April Fool's Day. On this day, people usually prank others, and the recipients won’t be angry. So many businesses have launched 'April Fool' marketing campaigns. This 'zebra donkey' is one of them.
According to staff at Yameng Wild Animal Park, this operation wasn't entirely for attention-grabbing. It was to integrate animal knowledge into recreational activities in a way that is both entertaining and educational. By comparing it to real zebras, children can discover the differences between animals. If a child doesn’t understand, I don’t know, but I really want to ask about the recently trending Jay Chou lyrics: ‘Children, do you have a lot of question marks?’
The incident went viral on the internet, with some netizens feeling that treating a donkey like this was inappropriate. How does the nearby horse and camel feel? Haha… We believe the donkey himself is completely confused. Staff said the paint used on the donkey was safe and harmless. Last year, the park also launched an activity featuring a live-action orangutan performer, which is similar to the Disney actor wearing a Mickey Mouse headgear.
Most visitors have accepted this. I wonder how you feel about merchants' fun marketing?
