Abandoned the Immortal Cultivator, returned to his hometown to farm and sing

Chapter 837 831. The little white deer is really a good omen
Why did the golden eagle come to Zibai Mountain?
This is very easy to explain.

Luo Yihang returned to Ping'angou and invited Associate Professor Wei to come and directly deduced the reason.

As I said, ecological protection has been very good in recent years, and the populations of various wild animals are expanding.

Take wild boars for example. They have become a disaster in large numbers.

There is also the red-crowned crane, according to statistics from the Eco-Environmental Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

At the end of last year, the total number exceeded 10, and at the most recent count in October this year, it was close to .

In just one year, the number increased by three thousand.

The red-crowned crane, a national super-bird on par with the giant panda, increases in number by nearly half every year.

Although the increase in the number of wild giant pandas is smaller, the latest survey showed that there are more than 280 more than the previous survey.

The same is probably true for golden eagles.

The golden eagle is a unique top predator that stands at the top of the food chain, and each one occupies a huge living space.

As their numbers grow, their habitats get bigger.

The spread to the periphery had already begun.

For example, Mr. Cheng, who raises chickens in Lueyang, once visited a golden eagle and was beaten by dozens of free-range chickens, which plucked out many of their feathers.

Uh... Luo Yihang and Ding Xiaoman have the fighting power equivalent to dozens of chickens.

Lueyang and Liuba are both in the northern part of Tianhan, and Liuba is closer, so it is normal to have a golden eagle there.

Even in 18, the Zhenba Forest Police rescued a golden eagle. Zhenba is located in the south of Tianhan Mountain, extending into the Daba Mountains.

After careful identification, Associate Professor Wei also found that this golden eagle was a sub-adult, which means it had just reached adulthood, equivalent to about 15 or 16 years old in human form.

It was when we just became independent.

The forest that Big-eared Cuckoo Chicken chose is so great. There are mice everywhere, and there are wetlands nearby. There are also many musk deer and abundant food.

The altitude is more than 2,000 meters, which is a suitable height.

So it took a fancy to me.

Although they are both predators, the poor big-eared cuckoo chicken is one level lower on the food chain than the golden eagle and is also a food candidate.

Luckily, they were only chased away and their home was occupied. If they weren't careful, they might have been eaten...
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As for the species of white deer, Associate Professor Wei doesn't know much about it because he studies birds.

But it doesn’t matter, I can still get people to help.

I took several photos from various angles and sent them back to the Environmental Institute.

Then it was handed over to Professor He Tianrui, a deer research expert at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It didn't take long for the feedback to come back.

It is said that this white deer is a species of sambar.

What is a sambar deer? I've never heard of it.

A video call was made.

An office appeared over there, and behind the desk sat an old professor in his sixties. He was Professor He Tianrui.

Professor He Tianrui quickly gave an answer to Luo Yihang's question.

"Sambar deer are large deer species that are widely distributed in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. They are also the largest deer species in tropical and subtropical areas. When they grow up, they can be more than 2.5 meters long, about 1.5 meters tall, and weigh 200 kilograms."

"They usually live in broad-leaved forests, rain forests, plateaus and other areas at an altitude of 1,200 to 3,500 meters. They like to forage near water, often soak in water and are good at swimming, hence their name." "There are about 20,000 of them in China, and they are a Class II protected animal."

So, this little thing that makes an oooh sound can grow very big. It is about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder, and no less than 2 meters tall including its head and horns.

This guy also has a long neck.

"Is this the auspicious white deer in ancient legends? The kind that accompanied the gods in ancient legends?"

Luo Yihang asked as he pointed his phone at the little white deer, which was wrapped up like a dumpling, lying on a pile of grass and taking a few bites of cricket pupae from time to time.

In response to this question, Professor He Tianrui laughed and said, "Let's talk about the white deer first. This is an individual with an abnormally white body color. It can be found in many animals. Many white snakes, turtles, musk deer, etc. have been found in the Shenlongjia area. Even crows, which are generally black, can be white."

"There are naturally deer, too. Every year, white sika deer appear in sika deer farms across the country."

So that's it. Luo Yihang was a little disappointed. He thought Bai Lu was very special.

"However, it is difficult for white individuals to survive in the wild because they lose their protective color and are very easy to be hunted. For example, this one was almost preyed upon by a golden eagle."

"So adult white deer are extremely rare. Once they appear, they may be considered a good omen."

Professor He further explained why the white deer is auspicious.

Then operate the computer to retrieve relevant information.

"As for whether the legendary auspicious white deer is a water deer, it is very likely that there were legends in the southern Chu region before the Qin and Han dynasties."

"Because in a complete forest ecosystem, there are three types of deer: large, medium and small. In the northern temperate forests, they are red deer, sika deer and roe deer, while in the southern subtropical forests, they are sambar deer, sika deer and muntjac."

"In the pre-Qin period, water deer, as the main large deer species in the south, were widely distributed, from Sichuan and Chongqing in the west to Guangdong and Guangxi in the east, spanning from the Neolithic Period to the end of the Han Dynasty. Traces of water deer have been found in a large number of archaeological sites. There are also many hunting pictures, portraits, and stone carvings from the pre-Qin and even the Qin and Han dynasties. Hunting pictures, in particular, were very common in the Han Dynasty, with many scenes of deer hunting, and water deer were an important hunting target."

Professor He’s research is quite extensive.

Archaeology is involved.

Professor He did not try to take credit for it, but explained that this was information from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and he was just reading from the book.

That’s pretty awesome too.

In other words, if this silly little guy was born in the pre-Qin period, he would be able to grow up if he was lucky.

There is a high possibility that it will be regarded as a good omen and presented to the emperor, so that he will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of his life.

By the way, take it as a sign from God to cause a rebellion and change the dynasty or something.

But now, you don’t have to worry about food and drink, or you can go to the park to take photos to earn some living expenses?
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"By the way, where was this white water deer found?" Professor He asked casually, "Sichuan Province? Or Yunnan and Guizhou?"

So he doesn't know.

Associate Professor Wei added, "Where else could the golden eagle have been caught? Qinling Mountains. In the southern foothills of Qinling Mountains, in Tianhan."

Professor He sat up straight with a start, leaned in front of the camera, and asked anxiously, "Is it really Qinling? Are you sure? The south side of Qinling?"

Luo Yihang immediately confirmed, "It is indeed the southern side of the Qinling Mountains, Tianhanliuba Zibai Mountain. Any questions?"

Professor He flipped through the map in a hurry, muttering, "This is a big problem, a big problem."

After searching the map to confirm the location, his eyes widened, "What a good omen, it really is a good omen."

How come animal experts have become superstitious?
What happened?
"Tianhan, right? Wait, I'll book a flight and go there right away. The little deer must be well protected!"

Professor He said something hurriedly and hung up the phone.

This... is really important...

(End of this chapter)