Perhaps the broadcast about yesterday's red panda poisoning incident had a deterrent effect, or perhaps the temporary safety netting and additional security patrols the park had urgently put in place were working.
This morning, Yang Qi noticed a significant decrease in unauthorized feeding.
The animals were also calmer than they had been the past couple of days.
The number of visitors was still staggering. By 10:00 AM, attendance had already surpassed twenty thousand.
But most of the animals seemed to be learning to find their own rhythm amid the now-constant clamor.
The tigers and lions in the carnivore section spent most of their day napping in the shade. They would occasionally rise to pace, completely ignoring the gasps and shutter clicks from beyond the railings.
