Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 574 Dad’s children are also cute

Fresh meat can whet the appetite of the little ones. Even though they have no teeth and can only use their tender gums to grind the meat repeatedly, the little bit of gravy is a delicacy that cannot be replaced by breast milk.

The appetites of the three little ones are growing bigger and bigger every day, and breast milk can no longer fully meet their body needs.

After tasting the first mouthful of gravy, the three little ones started to act coquettishly towards Dad Xiao Jin.

Even though Xiao Jin had little patience for the other two lynx cubs, he could not resist his daughter's begging for meat. He not only asked for some for himself, but also for his two brothers.

Brother Leopard can catch prey and feed it, but he doesn't dare to take away Xiao Jin's right to feed his daughter, otherwise Xiao Jin will stare at him all night without turning his head, which is very annoying for the leopard!

In late September, my daughter and two cubs were almost eight weeks old. Breast milk was no longer a daily necessity for them, and they had begun to eat fresh meat more often.

The first choice for feeding children is rat meat and rabbit meat.

Xiao Jin's father scanned the Jiamugou forest with a critical eye.

Don't eat the dirty looking mountain rats! Eating them will affect your daughter's beauty.

Don’t buy ones with grayish-white fur, as they are too old and the flesh will hurt my daughter’s teeth.

Newborn mice and rabbits are the best choice, as their meat is tender and melts in your mouth. Their bones are also tender and break when you bite them lightly, so you can suck out the bone marrow and grind your teeth at the same time.

If you come across a bamboo rat, that would be the best. The meat is tender and juicy. It is easy to digest and high in protein, which can provide my daughter with the most adequate nutrition.

Xiao Jin was like a killer in the dark night. He passed by rat holes and rabbit nests silently. Finally, he selected the food he liked. He rushed over with a decisive attitude, bit off the opponent's neck without mercy, then turned around and ran back. He had to deliver the food back in the shortest time possible and make sure his daughter could eat the freshest meat that was still slightly warm.

Xiao Jin's nitpicking is so gratifying that it gives me goosebumps.

Jin Ya thought it was a joke at first, but as she watched, her expression changed.

As expected, males are like this, before you get them you are a treasure, but after you give birth to your little one you become a weed on the roadside!

Jin Ya cried angrily and hugged Sister Bao and sobbed. The veins in Sister Bao's forehead twitched for a long time. She really wanted to pin this delicate girl to the ground and beat her up!

Only Bai Bingyang was completely unaffected and continued drooling at Jin Yazi.

Don't get me wrong, Bai Bingyang didn't dare to eat Jin Yazai. He was just greedy. When he saw Jin Yazai eating half and throwing away the other half, his eyes turned red.

Several times, it tried to sneak over to pick up some to eat, but was either discovered and stopped by Xiao Jin, or was seen by the surveillance camera and the alarm was sounded to prevent it from stealing food.

Bai Bingyang lay down, holding his head and sobbing. He was hungry, so hungry, starving to death! Howling.jpg
Most of the time, he couldn't get any food even after crying, but occasionally, Jin Yazai would secretly hide a small piece of meat when Xiao Jin's father wasn't paying attention, and then wait until his father left before running to feed Aunt Bai Bingyang with the meat in his mouth.

Bai Bingyang managed to make such a small piece of meat taste extremely delicious. He ate it while dropping tears and kept saying that Zaizai was the best. Zaizai felt sorry for his aunt.

Sister Bao and Jin Ya, who were lying on the high platform not far away, had complicated expressions on their faces...

This pig has brought shame to the tiger clan.

Jin Yazai felt so sorry for the baby, and chirped, "When the baby grows up, I'll bring back lots of meat for Aunt Bai so that the baby can have enough to eat."

"Woo woo, Zizi is still the best. I also want to give birth to a baby as good as Zizi."

Jin Yazi puffed out her chest and praised herself arrogantly, "Zizi is the best child of mom and dad, better than his brother. Aunt Bai can give birth to a child who is a little worse than Zizi. Zizi will teach his little sister how to hunt. So, ahwu, ahwu!"

Its small body jumped around in front of Bai Bingyang, never thinking about whether it would become a piece of meat in the mouth of another beast.

Bai Bingyang lay on the ground, soft like a huge tiger skin bullet. Jin Yazi was tired of jumping around, so he curled up on Bai Bingyang's body and fell asleep, feeling warm and safe.

Bai Bingyang turned over carefully and saw two little lynxes standing side by side not far away. He let out a soft cry and asked them to come over and sleep as well.

The two little brothers were too familiar with Bai Bingyang's breath, so they ran over directly. They didn't compete with their sister for the warmest and softest belly, but leaned against Bai Bingyang's two big thick legs and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Chen Ying stood on the balcony and watched the whole process. She smiled and said to Dr. Ou that if things continued like this, she didn't know if the three little guys would be able to return to the wild. They might have some deviations in their understanding of animals.

The main reason is that Bai Bingyang doesn’t look like a tiger at all, but we can’t restrict it from getting close to the cubs.

But fortunately, there is Sister Leopard, who will teach the cubs how to identify danger in the later stage.

Jin Ya doesn't look like a reliable mother, but in fact, Jin Ya has a good ability to survive in the wild, otherwise it would not be possible for a lynx to roam freely at an altitude of 3,000 meters.

"By the way, I heard someone say that a certain laboratory abroad heard that Jin Ya and Xiao Jin had intercourse and gave birth to a cub, so they might restart the experiment."

To be honest, they felt very disgusted when they heard the news.

Natural reproduction between animals and artificial forced hybridization are two completely different products. Artificial deliberate hybridization involves ethical issues, and it is estimated that other institutions will express opposition. No one knows whether this experiment can be restarted.

"Some things, as long as they are profitable, cannot be completely restricted. But don't worry, the little guy is under our protection. Our country's scientific research institutions are not like those unscrupulous research institutions that flaunt freedom and wantonly play with life under the banner of science. The little guy's safety is still no problem."

Doctor Ou changed the subject and asked Chen Ying, "I heard that your doctoral supervisor in Northern Europe also wants to participate in this research project?"

"Yes, but his target is not Jin Yacui. He wants to conduct joint research and obtain some data of Jin Yacui to conduct hybrid research between Canada lynx and bobcat."

There have been wild hybridization records between Canada lynx and bobcats, and bobcats have been produced. Both live in North America, and their territories overlap naturally, making natural hybridization possible. However, there are no records of such hybridization in captivity.

Chen Ying has no interest in this research. He thinks it's fine if animals have this need, but it's against bioethics to gather them together when they don't have it. Even if there are actual examples in nature, he always feels a chill down his spine when he conducts them in the laboratory. He can't control other people's research, but he can control his own research.

Jinya and Xiaojin came together because they grew up together. When Xiaojin was at its weakest, it was Jinya who took good care of it and allowed it to survive. So emotionally, these two cats of different species have an emotional basis for intercourse.

In addition, they have the same number of chromosomes. Although there are differences in their karyotype structures, there is a certain chance that they will give birth to healthy cubs, and Jinyacui is a gift from God to them.

Jin Ya herself has no hope of having other offspring.

As for whether Jinya is fertile, further research is needed. At present, it is fertile. However, fertility does not mean that it can reproduce normally. If there is a problem with its children during cell division, they may die at any time.

Chen Ying was not concerned about those issues. His current focus was on taking care of Jin Yazi. As long as he could ensure that Jin Yazi grew up safely, he was powerless to deal with other issues.

When Zaizai was three months old, he had already started learning tracking and ambush techniques from Jinya.

As a hybrid whose body shape is more like its father, the golden cat, Jin Yazai also has hunting habits more like the golden cat, so the responsibility of teaching it to hunt fell to Xiao Jin.

Jinya spends more time teaching the two lynx cubs and starting to train them to survive in the wild.

In order to be closer to nature, Jinya finally made up her mind to move her two cubs to the cave where they were born. This was also the place where Jinya's brother and sister-in-law raised their first litter of children.

Xiao Jin and Jin Yazai did not leave the first aid station, but put their sleeping place on the tree. The father and daughter lived in a tree hole of a big tree.

When it first left its mother and brother, Jin Yazai showed a certain degree of anxiety, but after it discovered that the cave where its mother and brother were was not actually far away, and that the cave was not as comfortable as the tree hole, this heartless little cub decisively abandoned its mother and brother and lived peacefully in the comfortable tree hole that its father had carefully arranged for it.

Except when they are hunting separately, after eating and drinking, Xiao Jin will take his daughter to find Jin Ya and watch Jin Ya train the two little lynxes.

Chen Ying and the others had a hard time. They were divided into two teams to monitor Xiao Jin and his daughter and Jin Ya and her son respectively.

One day in mid-October, before the morning mist had dissipated, Xiao Jin and her daughter hid in a tree, staring at a young muntjac that was eating tender leaves under the tree.

Jin Ya cub was not yet old enough to hunt young muntjacs. It was observing its father hunting very carefully. It saw Xiao Jin's father leap down from a tree, bite the young muntjac's neck tightly, trip it to the ground, and dig its claws firmly into the young muntjac's skin to prevent it from breaking free from its claws. Only after the young muntjac was completely dead did Xiao Jin release his claws and walk to the side to lick his bloody mouth and sharp teeth.

Jin Yazai was not scared away by the bloody scene. Instead, he was eager to try. He imitated his father's posture and quickly jumped down from the tree and pounced on the little muntjac. His tender teeth imitated his father's movements, biting the little muntjac's neck and digging his claws into the little muntjac's flesh. He did not let go until he was tired, and raised his little face to look at Xiao Jin, as if asking his father if he had learned the same thing well.

When the two of them were hunting young muntjacs, Jin Ya happened to pass by with her two adopted sons. Their target today was also small ungulates, but the two lynx cubs could not hunt with their adoptive mother Jin Ya. The only time they had succeeded so far was the day before yesterday when they worked together to bite a rabbit to death.

Seeing that Jin Yacui had completed today’s hunting training, the two lynx brothers ran over and clung to their sister, wanting to play with her.

Xiao Jin tore open the skin of the muntjac and let the three little guys eat some. Then he dragged the prey in front of Jin Ya for it to eat.

He lay on the lowest branch and kept an eye on the surroundings for the mother and children.

The basic research on Jin Yazai is almost complete. The next step is long-term observation and regular blood draws to collect biological samples for testing.

Now that they have discovered that Eurasian lynxes and golden cats can mate naturally and successfully reproduce, are there any breeding individuals in nature that they have not discovered?

Sometimes, it is difficult for them to get the results from naked eye observation. For example, if the paternal or maternal genes account for a larger proportion, the revealed characteristics will also be more inclined to the dominant side.

Sometimes humans think that the animal they see is XX, but it also has the characteristics of xxx. It is difficult to say whether it has genes from both animals, and it cannot be completely confirmed without testing.

But we can't get all of them for testing. After all, for individual wild animals, do you know who their parents are? Not everyone is like Jin Ya, who knows clearly that its parents are the lynx Jin Ya and the golden cat Xiao Jin.

In short, there is too much that can be studied about the issue of life genes, and there is also a lot that cannot be studied further.

You asked if it is possible that one day the offspring of lynx and golden cat will be less rare, just like the offspring of Canada lynx and bobcat. It is not impossible. After all, human activities have had a huge impact, and the territories of animals have been forced to shrink or even fragment.

Millions of years ago, they may have differentiated into different species because they lived in different places. No one can be sure whether they will recombine due to the influence of external environment such as territory and climate and evolve into new species that are more suitable for the current environment.

When Chen Ying came over with her cell phone, she saw three cubs playing in the woods. Jin Ya was tearing the meat of the little muntjac bite by bite, and occasionally yawned, looking sleepy after eating.

Of course, the first one to discover Chen Ying was Xiao Jin, but it did not move. It just leisurely let its tail hang down, blocking Chen Ying's path.

After stroking the cat's tail, Chen Ying walked over and sat next to Jin Ya.

He had gone to get married a few days ago and hadn't seen Jin Ya for almost two weeks. He missed her so much, so after the wedding and all the necessary procedures were completed, he took Dao Meihua back to Jiamugou.

The weather is getting colder, and the test for the little cub is about to come.

As a lynx, Jin Ya is not afraid of the winter in Jiamugou. The slightly cold weather is when Jin Ya feels most comfortable.

But for golden cats, they don’t want to move when it’s cold. Apart from necessary hunting, they usually choose to nest in tree holes and take a nap.

The problem now is that Xiao Jin actually has no actual experience of spending the winter in the wild. After being rescued from the north, he has been staying in the Jiamugou First Aid Station in winter. There is a cat bed dedicated to him and Jin Ya.

Moreover, Jinya's long fur and slightly warm body temperature can just help it resist the severe cold, so Xiao Jin never feels uncomfortable in winter.

In winter, Da Jin would go down to lower altitudes or closer to human settlements and find a tree hole to spend the winter.

The question now is whether to train Jinyazai to survive the winter in the wild, or to set up a warm room for him in the first aid station like his parents did.

(End of this chapter)