Animal Detective

Chapter 377 What are you looking at?

The falcon's eyes are large, pure black, and clear like a gemstone.

Shen Xin tilted his head.

The falcon in the cage also tilted its head.

Shen Xin turned right, and it turned right as well.

Shen Xin walked around to the side of the table, and it immediately turned its head, staring at him with its big eyes.

Has the hidden passage talent come into play again?

After spending time with Yueyue, Shen Xin increasingly felt that perhaps in the eyes of animals, he was not an alien, but one of their own.

She's especially beautiful.

If animals also had aesthetic sense.

So this falcon clearly has its eye on me.

Shen Xin went around to its back.

The falcon immediately stood up and turned to face Shen Xin.

Its reaction surprised Teacher Chen and the others.

"Officer Shen, look, it seems particularly interested in you," Teacher Chen said, pointing to the cage.

After waking up, the falcon remained huddled in its cage, showing little reaction, perhaps due to lingering effects of the anesthesia or simply out of fear.

As a result, he actually reacted when he saw Shen Xin.

Shen Xin lowered his head and huddled under the table.

The falcon stretched its neck, trying to see Shen Xin.

"See, that's exactly what I told you," Teacher Chen said excitedly.

Shen Xin was certain; his talent had definitely played a role.

However, the icon did not appear.

Having spent time with Yueyue, Shen Xin knew that the icon, though late, was there.

The key is still having a good impression.

"Teacher Chen, is this falcon intelligent?" Shen Xin asked curiously.

Dolphins are undoubtedly incredibly intelligent, but what about falcons?

Teacher Chen said, "It's a bird, you can't simply use human intelligence standards to evaluate it. Of course, if you really have to evaluate it, then I think the falcon is alright."

"They may not exhibit the high level of intelligence that parrots or corvids do, but birds of the order Falconiformes generally have a high brain-to-body-weight ratio."

"They can perform complex hunting behaviors and have sufficient learning and memory abilities, such as remembering the distribution of prey in a specific area."

"It also exhibits sufficient social behavior, and even after domestication, it can cooperate with humans in hunting. In this respect, its intelligence should be adequate."

As she spoke, Teacher Chen became even more curious.

Because even now, the falcon's attention is still focused on Shen Xin.

It was as if Shen Xin was special among so many people.

He came closer and sniffed Shen Xin's scent, concluding that Shen Xin had some special aroma that had piqued the falcon's interest.

Shen Xin thought to himself that apart from the smell of sweat, he had no other smell.

Zhang Qifeng, who was standing next to him, chimed in, saying that Shen Xin was the kind of person who was naturally able to get close to animals.

For example, when training police dogs, Shen Xin can train stray dogs to be extremely intelligent and human-like.

"Really?"

The agricultural university professor looked at Shen Xin with a strange expression, and after a long while said, "You should have come here to do animal research."

If what Zhang Qifeng said is true, then Shen Xin is practically a born genius for wildlife research.

Shen Xin shook his head, changed the subject, and asked them what they planned to do with the falcon.

An employee of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau said that it's better to release them back into the wild.

They were checked and found to be unharmed.

Once the anesthetic wears off, they can be released directly.

But they were still hesitant about whether to track the falcon.

That is, to register this falcon.

It wears a unique metal ring on its foot and is equipped with a GPS tracking system so that its whereabouts can be tracked at any time and scientific research can be conducted on it.

This thing is so special; it has great research value.

Especially in terms of how it came about.

Gene mutation, or hybridization?

If it's the latter, then how did the falcon and the gyrfalcon end up together?

This has great scientific value for the research and conservation of both populations.

Shen Xin knew about the metal ring; he guessed it was similar to the kind pigeons wear, but he didn't know what the GPS looked like.

I asked Teacher Chen and found out that it is quite large, but very light, only a few grams. It has a solar lithium battery and a special design that the strap will automatically fall off after a certain period of time.

"Won't it be uncomfortable to have something strapped to your body?" Shen Xin asked curiously.

Just like when we trained police dogs to wear smart helmets, some of them were quite uncomfortable with it.

"No, generally not." Teacher Chen answered every question.

This thing is specially designed to be very light, and there are certain standards, such as it cannot exceed 5% of an individual's body weight.

After putting it on, an adaptation study will be conducted to see if it adapts. Only if it does not peck or bite the locator will it be released.

If so, give up.

Shen Xin nodded, it seemed that others had considered everything he had thought of.

At this point, Teacher Chen asked Shen Xin to feed the falcon some more food.

I haven't eaten anything since I brought it back.

Several people tried to feed it, but the falcon wouldn't eat.

Now that it's so interested in Shen Xin, it might give Shen Xin some face.

Shen Xin readily agreed.

We were fed fresh beef, cut into small pieces. Under Teacher Chen's instruction, we used long tweezers to hold the beef and put it near its mouth to rub against its falcon beak.

no response.

Without even opening its mouth, it rubbed its chest against Teacher Chen's chest, just like Teacher Chen had suggested.

When it gets startled, it opens its mouth and quickly stuffs the food into its mouth.

There were no results either.

Shen Xin tried a few more times, but it still didn't work.

The falcon just stared intently at itself, even turning its head away when the meat was right in front of its mouth.

Shen Xin felt that it was arrogant and didn't want to eat food offered with contempt.

Shen Xin asked if it was okay if it was alive.

Didn't I bring back a mouse?

Teacher Chen shook his head, saying that wild falcons are very cautious when feeding, and in this environment, they will not eat live prey.

There was nothing Shen Xin could do.

Seeing that it was getting late, and to be honest, I was getting sleepy, so I prepared to leave and rest for a while.

During the day, Duan Zijie and his team will definitely conduct a large-scale search, and they might even need to use Tian Kui.

And then there's Tianxiong. With everything going wrong here, no one's even had time to look for him.

But it's a good opportunity to take advantage of the large-scale search and find Tianxiong as well.

Unexpectedly, just as Shen Xin was about to leave, the falcon suddenly cried out.

The sound was very high-pitched and thin, like a goose honking in a pinched throat.

As expected, she can't compare to the professional voice actress Redtail Buzzard; she's a whine-whiny person.

It also flaps its wings and behaves aggressively.

Teacher Chen was startled and quickly called out to Shen Xin.

As soon as Shen Xin returned, it stopped barking and just stared straight at him.

"Good guy."

Teacher Chen looked incredulous.

You've only just met, and you're already so reluctant to part?

"Officer Shen, why don't you stay?"

If he leaves and starts barking and jumping around, I hope nothing goes wrong.

Shen Xin remained silent to himself.

I thought to myself, you're so clingy even without a favorability icon. What will you be like when you get one?

But I still have a job during the day, so I can't really not rest.

Teacher Chen came up with a plan.

Once the cage was placed by Shen Xin's bedside, the falcon, able to see Shen Xin, stopped squawking and became unusually quiet.

The method works.

Having such a large bird staring at you from the head of the bed is unsettling.

But when sleepiness came over him, Shen Xin didn't care about anything else and quickly fell asleep.

When I woke up again, it was almost nine o'clock the next morning.

Surprisingly, no one called him.

Turning my head, I suddenly met a pair of dark eyes.

Their eyes met.

I don't know if it slept last night.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Xin asked.

There was no response, only a fixed gaze.

There is still no affinity icon.

Shen Xin ignored it and quickly got up.

Before I even left the house, the whimpering started again.

Shen Xin didn't care, but as soon as he stepped outside, he heard the sound of the cage flapping.

There was no other way but to go back.

"Can't I even go to the toilet?" Shen Xin muttered to it speechlessly.

It didn't care and just stared intently at Shen Xin.

As soon as Shen Xin left his sight, he immediately started barking and flapping his wings.

With no other option, Shen Xin had to take the cage out.

Teacher Chen and the others haven't left yet.

After handing the falcon over to them, Shen Xin was about to leave when he started calling out again.

Teacher Chen said helplessly, "Officer Shen, why don't you take it with you for now?"

What could Shen Xineng do? He could only carry the cage to the toilet.

On the grasslands, the main principle is to be honest and straightforward.

And now, a falcon is staring intently at him.

They have to follow me to the toilet and even to meals.

It wouldn't eat when I tried to feed it; it just stared at me as if Shen Xin had flowers on her face.

"I think it has fallen in love with you."

Donya rested her chin on one hand and curiously touched the cage with the other, trying to attract the falcon's attention.

During the meal, Donya ran over.

This girl is really great. She was so frightened at night, but now she's acting like nothing happened.

"Don't."

Shen Xin quickly shook his head, the evil images Yueyue had seen in her mind flashing through his head, and he shuddered violently.

Donya smiled and said, "I'm serious. I saw this falcon courting yesterday. Think about it, it's already May, and it's all alone. It must be getting anxious."

“Look, its eyes are full of your image.”

Shen Xin stuffed the last bite of the steamed bun into his mouth; it was a bun that Donya's mother had specially made for him.

"What you're describing is called being love-struck."

Shen Xin got up, picked up the cage, and went out.

Well, so now that we've come to the grasslands, we're living the life of carrying caged birds around.

Shen Xin found Lakshin and inquired about the poachers' activities.

Shen Xin still hadn't figured out how those two people escaped yesterday.

I asked around and found out that the search was still ongoing.

Then we'll use the old method, which is also the most effective one.

Mobilize the masses.

Donya helped create a composite sketch, which is very clear. Now it's being sent to the online community so all the herders can see it.

Once the target is spotted, report it immediately.

Patrols have also been increased at border crossings and checkpoints across the country.

In this situation, they cannot hide for long without supplies.

Duan Zijie and his team would also organize people to search on the grasslands.

Tiankui is no longer needed.

Shen Xin then reminded Lakshin to take advantage of the large-scale manhunt and ask them to help look for Tianxiong.

Lakshin had already thought of doing this and said he had reminded him.

When Tianxiong was mentioned, he couldn't help but sigh. He told Shen Xin to rest at the camp while he organized a group of people to go out and search for him.

Shen Xin wanted to go, but he was held back by this falcon.

Had to give up.

Meanwhile, far away on the highway to the east of Wugai Banner, as the sun rose, Tianxiong got out of bed amidst the weeds.

I first shook myself awake to clear my head.

As soon as he moved, the mother wolf slowly poked her head out from the bushes dozens of meters away.

Tianxiong ignored her, yawned, and strolled towards the highway.

I've had a good sleep, time to go out and hunt in the wild.

(End of this chapter)