Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 241 The Troubles of "Happiness"
If you ask what it's like to own a snow leopard?
Chen Nian will tell you that it was unparalleled happiness and companionship!
So, what if you had a pack of snow leopards?

Then Chen Nian will tell you again from her own experience: that feeling is simply—blissful to death!
"Ow—!"

"Ouch——!"

"Eee-ooh-ooh-!"

The rescue center was unusually lively this morning!

Chen Nian was almost woken up by the 'Snow Leopard' brand alarm clock, which rang in waves, one after another, with extremely strong penetrating power!

The source of the noise was not Xue Aotian.

Instead, it was the ten snow leopard cubs in the backyard quarantine area that Professor Tang Rong personally coordinated and temporarily "borrowed" from various partner organizations and nature reserves!

These 10 snow leopard cubs are between 3 and 5 months old.

This is when you are most energetic and curious.

This is also the golden stage when behavioral and physical data are most malleable and valuable for research, making it the perfect subject for this comparative experiment.

For ease of management and recording.

Professor Tang assigned them very convenient numbers:

From Snow Leopard No. 1 to Snow Leopard No. 10.

At this moment, if someone looks out the window into the backyard, they will see a group of fluffy, gray and white little balls huddled together, chasing and playing, or craning their necks to look out through the fence. The scene is indeed incredibly cute and precious, a true dream!

But beneath this dreamlike scene lies a major, undeniable flaw—

吵！
It's so noisy!

Chen Nian had already found the F4 a major headache when they faced them on the high-altitude snow line.

Now look, they've given us a 2.5x package!
These little guys seemed to pour all the energy they had accumulated during their night's sleep into their voices.

They used all their strength to announce their existence to this brand new world.

Each one shouted louder and longer than the last!
It's like a wound-up alarm clock, it never stops for a moment.

The high-pitched "howling," the shrill "whimpering," and the low whimpering intertwined, forming a powerful sonic attack that continuously assaulted Chen Nian's eardrums and nerves.

Professor Tang Rong, however, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it.

He even squinted slightly, listening intently.

As if listening to a beautiful symphony, I murmured to myself, "What a vibrant sound! This is what life should be like! I think it sounds really good!"

Chen Nian: "."

He looked at the professor's blissful expression and touched his nose.

Perhaps this is the unique realm of true scientific researchers!

He cannot achieve that yet.

At this moment, within the isolation zone of the small courtyard, ten snow leopard cubs were still howling incessantly.

Chen Nian had comforted them all last night and helped them get used to their new environment. It seemed to work well at the time, and the little guys were much quieter.

Unexpectedly, before it was even fully light, these 'little devils' started bombarding us with noise again!
"Aotian!"

With messy hair and sleep-deprived, Chen Nian stared at Xue Aotian on the carpet beside her bed, who was trying to pretend he didn't exist.

"As the boss, aren't you going to do anything about your underlings? Can't you at least tell them to keep quiet?"

Xue Aotian immediately turned his big head away.

It turned its head away from Chen Nian, its tail tip impatiently slapping the ground. No way, no way, Daddy's nagging!
You can't see me! You can't see me!
"Look my eyes!"

Chen Nian wasn't buying it. She reached out and forcefully turned the big, furry head around, forcing it to look at her.

"These are the ten underlings you personally took in yesterday!"

"Now that you're the eldest brother, you have to take responsibility! The little brothers are disturbing the neighbors... no, they're disturbing your father's sleep. You go and take charge of fixing their noise problem!"

yesterday.

When the specially made transport vehicle came to a steady stop at the entrance of the courtyard, and ten transfer cages containing snow leopard cubs were carefully unloaded, Chen Nian, while shocked, immediately threw herself into the tense work of comforting and settling them in.

Thanks to his exceptionally high level of intimacy with his cats, and the soothing effect of Bai Ling.

In addition, most of these snow leopard cubs were born or raised in an artificial environment and were not particularly afraid of humans. They quickly accepted Chen Nian as their new "nanny" and settled down.

As for what made me happiest and most excited yesterday...

It's undoubtedly Xue Aotian!

It was separated from its mother and siblings when it was young. Although it had some companionship with Little Grey, it always longed to play and communicate with its own kind.

This wish has never been fulfilled.

Great now!

Happiness came so suddenly, a whole ten furry little friends appeared all at once!
What a wonderful start!

Professor Tang Rong was initially worried that Xue Aotian, this 'super individual,' would clash with other snow leopard cubs due to his size and strength, resulting in fights and unsociability.

This is very common in animal behavior.

He had even prepared a contingency plan to isolate and observe them for a few days.

As a result, Xue Aotian didn't give him the chance to verify his concerns.

This lively and slightly silly guy seized an opportunity when Chen Nian opened the door to the isolation area for a routine check and mischievously jumped right in!

Then, it acted like a warm and hospitable little host.

It approached each of its new friends, who were several sizes smaller than it, and earnestly performed the highest-level greeting among snow leopards—a petting gesture!
As for the fight, it did not happen at all.

The reason is simply that Xue Aotian's physique is too different!
Even those five-month-old snow leopard cubs with later numbers, such as number 10, were only about half the size of the six-month-old Xue Aotian!
The contrast was striking when Xue Aotian stood there!

The scene didn't resemble a leopard pack gathering; rather, it had a sense of a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

It's worth noting that Xue Aotian is only 6 months old, but its body size, frame, and muscle mass are already comparable to those of 8-month-old, nearly sub-adult snow leopards. It is even larger than many 8-month-old ordinary snow leopards, and its various indicators have once approached the level of ordinary adult snow leopards!

The other snow leopard cubs are still in the cub stage.

It's about the size of a medium-sized pet dog, a time when it's both adorable and quite 'small'.

In the animal world.

Body size often signifies strength and status.

Thus, without any suspense, the moment Xue Aotian jumped into the quarantine zone, he instantly became the undisputed 'king' in the eyes of these kids!
It doesn't even need any demonstrations or fights.

Just by standing there, the aura emanating from it and its massive size attracted all the snow leopard cubs to come closer, circling around it with curiosity and awe, rubbing their heads against it to express their submission and affection.

Two of the bolder female snow leopard cubs chased after Xue Aotian, eagerly trying to groom him and lick his fur, going to great lengths to please him.

Being by the king's side makes me feel safe!

(Quick answer question! What kind of cat is this?!)
(P.S. Double monthly votes again~ Please!!)
(End of this chapter)