Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 517 The tigress is so fierce, she has been fierce since she was a child!

Ximei leaped forward and barely reached the edge of the second shelf. She stretched out her two little tiger paws and hooked the wood, but she still slid down little by little.

It struggled for a long time to climb up, but unfortunately its body was round and its legs were short, so it couldn't climb up at all.

Just then, Jiaojiao and Dabai came back.

They walked to the familiar wooden rack and looked up to see Ximei hanging on the side.

Jiaojiao was not very interested in the cubs, but she didn't show any obvious rejection either.

Don't underestimate them because they are animals. In fact, they know very well that the animals that can enter this place are temporarily their own animals. Even if they want to fight or kill them, they have to leave here first.

Dabai walked over slowly and sat down against the wooden frame, with his forehead just under Ximei's feet.

It stretched out its palm to lift it up, and Ximei subconsciously exerted force and finally flipped it onto the wooden shelf.

The anxious little cub on the opposite wooden slope finally breathed a sigh of relief. He gathered strength with his four little paws, took a running start, and jumped hard on the edge of the wooden platform. He successfully pounced on Ximei, and the two furry little babies immediately rolled into a ball.

Ximei was not angry. Her eyes rolled around as if she had found a fun toy. She turned around and slid down the wooden stairs, then rushed up to the wooden platform, ready to try again.

This time it didn't even touch the edge and fell directly onto Dabai's soft belly.

Ximei climbed up from Dabai's belly and lay on top of Dabai, moaning twice, and then did it again.

The third time, Ximei finally succeeded in jumping onto the wooden frame. She stood happily on the edge of the frame and called “Ah-woo, Ah-woo” twice to Dabai.

Dabai also responded, then stood up and sat down opposite Jiaojiao.

When they came back, Xia Sen had already seen from the surveillance video that as soon as Dabai sat down, he received two steamed buns and half an old pumpkin from Xia Sen.

The old pumpkin was considerate enough to cut it into pieces for them to eat by themselves, and the steamed corn bread was also put in a small bowl and placed between Dabai and Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao rested for a while and then started to eat. Old Pumpkin ate three quarters of the meal and four fist-sized steamed buns in one go. He even went to drink water twice in between.

Xia Sen was a little worried by its display of food. Could it be that there wasn't enough bamboo to eat in the wild?
But it seems that Dabai's appetite is quite normal. And although Dabai looks at Jiaojiao with concern, he doesn't seem too worried.

Professor Bai just came back from the conservation station with a few students. Seeing Xia Sen squatting next to a white giant panda, he raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh, Dabai and Jiaojiao are back. Have you eaten?"

"Professor Bai, I just brought them some food. Dabai is quite normal, but Jiaojiao..."

Xia Sen scratched his head, not knowing how to describe it. In the end, he just described in detail the time when Jiaojiao ate and what she ate.

The other students rarely had the opportunity to get so close to wild giant pandas, so they squatted beside them with shining eyes, wanting to find a chance to experience what it was like to touch and cuddle with a giant panda.

"Professor, this giant panda is a female. Could it be that she is pregnant if she eats so much?"

"No way. Giant pandas have a fixed mating season every year, and it lasts for a short time. Normally, August is considered late for giving birth. Now we are almost entering winter, which is not the season for giving birth at all."

Although the students were not specialized in studying pandas, since pandas are national treasures, they paid some attention to information in this area when they were studying.

Especially since I knew I would be working in Jiamugou for a while and my chances of coming into contact with pandas would greatly increase, why wouldn’t I take a closer look at the Panda Feeding Diagnostic Guide or something like that?

Xia Sen tilted his head and thought for a while, "It's not impossible. Pandas have the technology to delay embryo implantation. I remember the highest record was more than 300 days before pregnancy appeared."

Normally speaking, with the strength of Jiaojiao and Dabai, it would not be that they could not find a safe place to give birth in the wild, and it was even more impossible for them to starve, so the possibility of them being able to hold on until returning to Jiamugou for the embryo to implant was very small. Xia Sen had never thought about this aspect at all.

But his classmates' discussion made him keenly aware of this possibility.

He moved closer to Jiaojiao and reached out to touch her belly.

Jiaojiao looked up at him and declined.

Professor Bai also thought of this, and he turned his head to tell Mengmeng that they could find a way to examine Jiaojiao after waiting for a while.

If implantation is really delayed, then this litter of cubs will most likely be born on a snowy day.

The coldness in the mountains is no joke, Jiaojiao’s delivery room must be prepared in advance.

"By the way, have those breeding golden cats left?" Professor Bai thought about giving birth and turned to ask Xia Sen.

"I've left, but the house hasn't been demolished. I'll probably come again next year. I heard that several friendly zoos abroad want to send their golden cats for breeding. It's said that the situation is complicated because although they are all golden cats, they are different subspecies, and some experts don't want to damage the genes too much."

This matter has nothing to do with the veterinarians, it is something that the leaders and experts above need to consider. They are just the executors of the task.

"So has the temporary animal shed been demolished or is it still empty?"

"We've demolished one, and the remaining animal kennels on the rocky beach and in the forest have not been moved. The one on the rocky beach is currently closed, and the doors of the golden cat kennel in the forest are all open. We can install the doors when needed."

Meng Meng added, "Brother Ying said that the place is reserved for the kittens as a training ground. They also want to train the captive and rescued cats to be wild again. That place is a ready-made place."

Professor Bai nodded, stood up, patted his clothes, and went back to his room to rest.

The students who came with him were here to learn how to feed and operate the pandas. By the way, they could also take the opportunity to get closer to the giant pandas. Maybe they would be allowed to touch one someday.

For safety reasons, their range of activities is limited to the area above the first-floor platform. There is also a forest passage between the other two small buildings, so as not to disturb the animals strolling around the first aid station.

The students were allowed to enter the first aid station in the forest, and they were good people. Knowing that Jiaojiao had a good appetite, they helped Xia Sen make fresh steamed bread. The other two boys carried baskets on their backs and went up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots and cut bamboo, and then brought them back to feed Jiaojiao.

When Chen Ying came back, she learned about the situation from Xia Sen and went to examine Jiaojiao.

Jiaojiao herself actually doesn’t know whether she is pregnant or not, but she just feels like eating and feels her body needs it.

Based on this, Chen Ying made a table for Jiaojiao and asked Xia Sen and another boy to record Jiaojiao's food intake and sleep habits every day.

Jiaojiao is a teenager now, and is at the end of her golden breeding period. Since she wants to have a Dabai child, Chen Ying will definitely fulfill her wish. It’s time for our Dabai to have his own child.

The year before last, Dabai did not let Jiaojiao have a baby because of the cub. Last year, for some unknown reason, the two pandas did not have cubs either. This year is the fourth year, so it is normal for Jiaojiao to express the desire to have a baby.

Pandas have very high requirements for the environment and temperature for reproduction, and the abundance of food is also a factor that hinders their reproduction.

We often hear that captive giant pandas have not been able to mate for several years, and this is probably due to the environment. With the advancement of technology in recent years, the living environment and food of captive giant pandas have been greatly improved, and the number of newborn panda cubs has increased significantly every year.

The reason why Jiaojiao and Dabai left the territory and returned to Jiamugou was probably because Jiaojiao wanted to find a safe place to give birth to cubs.

It just so happened that the giant panda that Qin Naibaba, the keeper of Jiaojiao when she was a child, had been loaned out. When he heard that Jiaojiao and Dabai had returned to Jiamugou, he planned to visit it. When he heard that Jiaojiao might give birth to a cub, he thought about it and submitted a report directly to the center, wanting to be temporarily seconded to the conservation station to concentrate on taking care of Jiaojiao until she gave birth.

Not only Chen Ying and Professor Bai felt something was wrong, but Qin, who was familiar with the behavior of giant pandas, also keenly discovered this from his communication with Chen Ying.

"It must have some problem, or its intuition made it choose the safest way and place. You and the professor should focus on the operation of the snow leopard cub. I am not in charge of the panda now, so let me cooperate with Xiao Xiahe to take care of Jiaojiao."

After considering it, Chen Ying agreed to Qin's suggestion, but he had to go through the procedures at the center himself.

After all, Jiaojiao is a giant panda that has been released for many years. To be precise, humans can no longer actively interfere with its behavior unless Jiaojiao seeks help from humans herself.

Qin and Xia Sen also have a principle in taking care of Jiaojiao, which is not to interfere excessively. They can assist in collecting food, feed nutritional supplements and help set up the delivery room, but they cannot appear in Jiaojiao's daily life frequently.

Fortunately, Jiaojiao was also very vigilant. There were too many bipeds coming and going in the first aid station, so after three days of frantic eating, she spontaneously chose to leave the first aid station with Dabai and found the tree hole where Fu Fu gave birth to her child and settled down there.

The panda people immediately started monitoring work, and when the couple went out to find food, they set up two cameras inside and outside the tree hole that could wirelessly transmit data images.

At the same time, because Jiaojiao and Dabai have always been inseparable, and it is impossible for Dabai to live in the tree hole as a delivery room, the two-legged beasts showed their strong hands-on ability and worked together with the staff of the management station to build a temporary cave with waste wood and stones.

The cave is not big, with a small half of it underground. The roof is made of a mixture of wood, stone and vines. The entrance is large enough for Dabai to enter and exit, and the area inside is probably enough for Dabai to roll to the bottom in two tries.

When Dabai discovered this cave, the whole bear was shocked. It wandered around the artificial cave for two days before finally going in. After that, it howled excitedly for a long time, and then the cave was requisitioned.

The tree hole that Jiaojiao had chosen before actually had some artificial traces in it. It was the result of Fu Fu's father and his people widening and reinforcing the naturally formed tree hole.

Think about Fu Fu's fat body, and the fact that it can accommodate a baby Fu Fu, and you will know that the area of ​​this tree hole is actually not small.

There is also an underground cave under the tree hole, which is very suitable for hiding children, especially before the cub is six months old. Such a cave can prevent it from exploring the outside world rashly.

The cave arranged for Dabai is suitable for adult animals, but it seems a bit sloppy for raising cubs.

But Dabai could not resist Jiaojiao's love, so he had to give up the new house obediently.

After discovering this from the surveillance, Qin and his men hurriedly made a birthing nest and secretly placed it in the cave. This way, it would not matter where Jiaojiao gave birth. Of course, surveillance was also set up in the new house to facilitate their observation of Jiaojiao's situation.

Chen Ying did not interfere with the matter of decorating the giant panda's room. He was recently observing the daily life of the cub and the little tiger Ximei.

"Teacher, have you noticed that the cub seems to be in much better condition after playing with Ximei? And Ximei, this little tiger girl, is actually quite good at taking care of the cub."

Just yesterday at noon, the two little tigers came to play again. The cubs had just finished feeding and were tired, so they lay on the wooden platform to rest with a snack beside them.

After the two little tigers arrived, the little male tiger's eyes lit up when he saw the extra meal and he rushed over to grab it. The cubs tried to stop him.

It’s not that I’m stingy and don’t want to give it to it, but this snack is specially prepared according to its body’s needs, so the taste is not that good.

But the young male tiger didn't know that. He thought the cub was just protecting its food. In an instant, his tiger spirit surged up and he roared at the cub like a young tiger!

The cub had never been yelled at like that before, and was stunned at the time. Then the male tiger hit him with the head, and he almost fell off the wooden frame while dodging.

None of the adult animals watching the fun moved. After all, they were all cubs, so it was normal for them to fight like this.

Besides, the wooden frame is not very high. If the kid falls down, at most he will feel a little hurt, but his skin won’t even be broken.

Erniu was a little worried that the cub might become ill due to emotional excitement, but before she could decide whether to help her son, Ximei moved.

Ximei is smaller than her brother, Fatty, because she is a little tigress. But Ximei's aura and courage are no less than her brother's. She rushed over and pounced directly from the wooden platform on the other side to the wooden frame, knocking her brother away with a headbutt. Then she protected the cub and barked at her stupid brother several times.

The general meaning is that it bullies others by relying on its fatness, and is not a good tiger or anything.

The fat little tiger who was knocked off the wooden frame was so angry that he was about to bark like a dog. He kept jumping on the ground and even wanted to imitate his sister and knock the tiger off.

Unfortunately, Ximei reacted quickly and not only did she escape, she also took the cub away.

The fat man was so angry that he chased his sister to duel with her. The two little tiger cubs started their daily sibling quarrels on the wooden rack.

(The younger sister is on the left, and the fat brother is on the right. The fat brother is obviously bigger than the younger sister.)
This time, the cub did not stand by and watch, but mustered up the courage to rush towards the fat man.

The fat guy, who was doomed to fail in a one-on-two fight, screamed in anger and rushed out of the first aid station crying.

The cub didn't expect that the little tiger was a weakling inside out. He looked confusedly at his younger sister who was holding her head high and watching her brother leave in embarrassment with a smug look on her face, and shrank his neck slightly.

"Eat quickly. You must finish your food as soon as possible. Otherwise, when you live alone in the wild, other bad things will steal your food. If they steal your food, you will be hungry. If you are hungry, you will have no strength and you will not be able to find food. In the end, you will starve to death!"

Ximei turned around and taught the kid a lesson seriously. After she finished speaking, she made an expression with her eyes wide open and her tongue sticking out, indicating that death would be so miserable!

The cub was frightened and quickly picked up the snack and took a few bites. Then he realized that Ximei was staring at his mouth. So, after chewing the food for a long time, he didn't know whether to swallow it or spit it out for Ximei to see.

Fortunately, Aunt Leopard, who was watching nearby, came over with a piece of dried meat in her mouth and stuffed the fragrant dried meat into Ximei’s mouth to thank her for protecting her “fragile” cub.

Well, it seems a bit embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)